16-year-old national level swimmer from Bengal found hanging at home

Kolkata: A young national level swimmer from West Bengal allegedly committed suicide at her residence in Hooghly district on Monday.

Moupriya Mitra, 16, was found hanging from the ceiling of her house on Monday afternoon.

The police have sent her body to Chinsura Imambara Hospital for an autopsy.

The girl, who was student of Class 10, started her career in gymnastics but had to give it up after her leg was fractured in an accident.

She later took up swimming and specialised in diving.

No suicide note was recovered from the swimmer's residence.

(With ANI inputs)