India, Jan. 15 -- Police in Bihar's Supaul district have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of a 16-year-old girl who was found dead in her room on Tuesday evening. Her family members initially lodged a case of unnatural death (UD) with the police, claiming she had fallen from a staircase, but a postmortem examination revealed a bullet lodged in her chest.

"The family members have lodged a UD case, but police have started probing the matter seriously after the postmortem report," superintendent of police (SP) Sarath RS said, adding, "We are probing the case from all possible angles."

Dr Thakur Prasad, who conducted the postmortem at the Supaul district hospital, said, "The bullet injury is the prime reason for death and...