Punjab AAP Leader's Daughter Studying In Canada Found Dead

While confirming Vanshika Saini's death, the Indian Embassy in Canada said the matter has been taken up with the concerned authorities. 

Vanshika had left her house at around 8-9 pm on April 25 to look for rental rooms.

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A Punjab AAP leader's 21-year-old daughter, studying in Canada, was found dead days after she went missing in Ottawa. While confirming Vanshika Saini's death, the Indian Embassy in Canada said the matter has been taken up with the concerned authorities. 

"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 the concerned authorities and the cause is under investigation as per local police. We are in close contact with the bereaved kin and local community associations to provide all possible assistance," it said in a post on X.

Vanshika was the daughter of Davinder Saini, a local AAP leader and also a close aide of party MLA Kuljit Singh Randhawa, Tribune reported. Davinder, who lives in Deraa Bassi, last spoke to Vanshika on April 22 after which her phone had been switched off.

There were no details about how Vanshika died. 

Indian Embassy's Statement

Earlier, the embassy had said that it was in touch with local partner Indo Canadian community associations and concerned authorities regarding a "missing person alert for an Indian student in Ottawa". "If any one has any information, please provide the same to the contacts as given below," the embassy had said in a social media post. 

As per the Ottawa Indo-Canadians Association (OICA), the student had left her house at around 8-9 pm on April 25 to look for rental rooms and did not return home.

"Her phone has been switched off, and she missed an important exam today, which is very unusual for her. Vanshika is usually in regular contact with her family and friends every morning, but since last night, no one has heard from her. All her friends are unaware of her current location," the Association said in a Facebook post.

The incident comes days after a 21-year-old student, Harsimrat Randhawa, was killed by a stray bullet while waiting at a bus stop in Canada.