New Delhi: An Indian student, who was reportedly missing in Canada for the last three days, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Ottawa, the Indian Embassy in Canada confirmed on Tuesday (April 29). A search was on for her since April 25.
Her dead body was found on a beach in Ottawa and the exact cause of the death is yet to be known with investigations underway, according to the local police officials.
“We are deeply saddened to be informed of the death of Ms. Vanshika, a student from India in Ottawa. The matter has been taken up with concerned authorities and the cause is under investigation as per local police,” the embassy wrote in a X post.
We are deeply saddened to be informed of the death of Ms. Vanshika, student from India in Ottawa. The matter has been taken up with concerned authorities and the cause is under investigation as per local police. We are in close contact with the bereaved kin and local community… https://t.co/7f4v8uGtuk
— India in Canada (@HCI_Ottawa) April 28, 2025
The 21-year-old Indian student was the daughter of Davinder Saini, who is said to be the close aide of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kuljit Singh Randhawa (Dera Bassi Assembly). Vanshika was pursuing higher education in the Canada capital for the past two and a half years. She moved to the country just after the completion of XIIth class to enrol in a two-year diploma course. According to reports, she recently started as a part-time worker.
According to a Facebook post, Vanshika was missing since the evening of April 25 when she left her residence at 7 Majestic Drive around 8-9 pm to check for a rental room. She didn’t return back and her phone was on switch off mode, and she missed an examination (IELTS) on the following day. Family and friends made efforts to trace and contact her but when there was no response, the local police was alerted about the missing.
Her father Davinder Saini, as per media reports, said he last spoke to Vanshika on April 22 as she was preparing for the IELTS examination. The family has urged the Candian authorities to make thorough investigation into the case surrounding the daughter’s death.
