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Wrongly declared dead

A YOUNG Indian wrestling champion has assured the world that she is alive and well after a case of mistaken identity saw national media declare her the victim of a murder. Nisha Dahiya, who just days ago won bronze at the Under-23 world championships in Belgrade, spent Wednesday training for an upcoming national competition. But by evening she was shocked to learn that several news outlets had declared her dead, after the murder of a trainee wrestler with the same name at a training institute in the northern state of Haryana. The victim鈥檚 brother was also killed, local media reported. Several outlets had declared the victim鈥檚 namesake dead before she posted a video on Instagram to announce that she was 鈥渁bsolutely fine.鈥 鈥淥bviously everybody is happy to realize that I am alive. I am preparing for the tournament now,鈥 the former U23 national champion told Press Trust of India.


 

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