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Missing college student found murdered in Hyderabad

A missing college student was found murdered on Tuesday on the outskirts of Hyderabad, police said.

The decomposed body of Chandni Jain, who was missing since September 9, was found on the hillocks near Ameenpur at Madinaguda. Locals who spotted the body alerted police.

The girl, a class 12 student at a private college in Bachupalli, had gone to attend a party with friends on September 9 but did not return home. Her mobile phone was switched off.

The family had lodged a complaint with Miyapur police station.

The girl’s family members suspect that it was a well-planned murder. Chandni’s father Kishore Jain is a businessman. The family said they had no enmity with anybody.

Autopsy on the body was conducted at government-run Gandhi Hospital. As the body was found in a decomposed state, they could not immediately identify the cause of death.

Cyberabad Police Commissioner Sandeep Shandilya visited the scene. Police registered a case and began the investigations.

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