PURNEA/ SUPAUL, Jan. 15 -- Police in 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. While family members lodged a case of unnatural death (UD), citing a fall from a staircase, a postmortem examination revealed a bullet injury to her chest.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Sarath RS said, "The family has registered a UD case, but police initiated a serious probe after the postmortem findings. We are investigating the matter from all possible angles."

Dr Thakur Prasad, posted at Supaul district hospital and who conducted the postmortem, said, "The bullet injury is the primary cause of death. A bullet has been recovered from the girl's chest." H...