20-year-old nursing student found dead in Uttar Pradesh's Saifai

ETAWAH/KANPUR: The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday recovered the body of a 20-year-old student from Saifai Medical College near Sonai Bridge, raising concerns of a possible heinous crime.

The victim, identified as Priya Mishra, a first-year paramedical student from Auraiya, was found dead with severe injuries, indicating foul play.

SSP Sanjay Kumar Verma revealed that the body may have been dumped at the location as no blood traces were found so far.

"Body of a 20-year-old student named Priya Mishra has been found. She is a resident of Auraiya. Upon investigation, it has been found that the girl handed over her mobile phone to her friend in the afternoon, before going missing. It was also discovered that she had been involved in a recent altercation with someone," SSP Sanjay Kumar said.

The investigation is ongoing, and all angles will be thoroughly examined, according to the Saifai police.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav criticized the government and called for a judicial inquiry into the case.

In a video shared by Yadav, students gathered outside the trauma center to protest the death of Priya Mishra.

'The suspicious death of a student at Saifai University is a grave issue. This reflects the failure of the zero-tolerance policy in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh,' SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav stated in a post on X.

"There should be a judicial inquiry into this alleged murder, so that the truth about the people involved in incidents like BHU and Saifai University can be revealed and the government cannot save them even if it wants to. The BJP government is neither able to save the honor of women nor their lives," he added.

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