Imphal, March 21 -- A nine-year-old girl from Way Mark Academy in Churachandpur district, Manipur, was found dead under suspicious circumstances on Thursday night in Lingsiphai, TD Block.

The victim has been identified as Mandeihkim, daughter of Niangsenkhup, had gone missing earlier in the evening, and her body was discovered around 8 PM.

A team of Churachandpur district police and forensic experts arrived at the scene. Preliminary investigations revealed an injury mark on Mandeihkim's neck, along with blood stains near her body, indicating a possible brutal murder. Her body was taken to the Churachandpur district hospital for further examination.

Mandeihkim, a second-grade student at Way Mark Academy, was reported missing at around 6...