12-Year-Old Girl Dies After Eating Food at Temple Fair in Kasganj, UP
A 12-year-old girl, Tanu Srivastava, died in Kasganj district, Uttar Pradesh, after eating chowmein and ice cream at a temple fair. Officials suspect a piece of food may have blocked her airway while vomiting, leading to her death. She was taken to Kalawati Hospital, where she was declared dead. The exact cause will be confirmed after a post-mortem. Tanu was a Class 10 student from Mirhachi town and had visited the Maa Chamunda Devi temple with her family.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is negative (25/100). Lens Score 34/100.
Outlets measured: theprint, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (25–25/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 20 Oct, 10:17 am. Other outlets followed.
- 1news1820 Oct, 10:17 amUP: 12-year-old girl dies after eating chowmein at temple fair in Kasganj
- 2theprint20 Oct, 03:06 pmUP: 12-year-old girl dies after eating chowmein at temple fair in Kasganj
Story context
- Category
- Crime
- Location
- Uttar Pradesh, India
- Sources analysed
- 2
- Last analysed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Key entities
- Uttar PradeshKasganj districtTempleEtah districtChamba, Himachal PradeshTownVomitingDistrict magistratePress Trust of IndiaRajendra PrasadAutopsyDibrugarh