Female boxer found dead, dumped beside highway • GoreCenter

SARSAUL, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA – NOVEMBER 6, 2026 Body of a young Indian boxer was found lying face down beside the Kanpur–Prayagraj highway in the Sarsaul area. Passersby spotted it in the early morning hours near the turnoff to Maholi Cold Storage. The deceased was later identified as Mantasha Kumari, an accomplished boxer and fitness trainer who lived in the Ikhlaq Nagar area of neighboring Unnao district. Her age varies across Indian media reports: while some sources state she was 23 or 24, others report that she was 26.

: Mantasha Kumari 1

: Mantasha Kumari 2

On November 5, Mantasha left home and headed to the Lal Bangla shopping area in Kanpur, where she intended to buy clothes and other items for a family wedding scheduled for November 18. At approximately 7:00 p.m., her mobile phone became unreachable, and she never returned home. Her body was discovered beside the highway the following morning. She was wearing a green top and black pants. However, her family stated that she had left home wearing black jeans, shoes, and a black-and-white coat. Her mobile phone, handbag, and footwear were also missing from the scene. According to her relatives, this raised suspicions that she had been killed elsewhere and subsequently transported to the location by car.

The family, led by her father, suspects a young man who knew Mantasha from the gym and had visited her several times during her recent hospitalization. According to some Indian media reports, a dispute had developed between them over their relationship and the man’s refusal to go ahead with a planned marriage. Police are investigating his possible involvement, and local reports indicate that they also searched for him following information that he may have fled to Amritsar in the state of Punjab. However, his guilt has not yet been established.

A preliminary examination of the body revealed no obvious deep injuries or signs of violence that would clearly explain her death. According to subsequent reports, doctors were unable to determine the exact cause of death during the autopsy but reportedly suspected poisoning. Police therefore collected samples of internal organs, blood, hair, and other tissues for toxicological testing. Investigators are also examining CCTV footage and phone communications.

Mantasha Kumari had won several boxing medals, including gold awards at the Uttar Pradesh Championships in 2014 and 2015 and the All India Inter-SAI Boxing Tournament in 2015. In 2017, she won a silver medal at the Women’s Boxing Championship and achieved further success at competitions in Assam. She also trained at Sports Authority of India centers in Guwahati and Lucknow. At the time of her death, she was working as a trainer at Fusion Fit Gym in the Jajmau area of Kanpur.

Her family originally came from the Paravur area of the Indian state of Kerala. Mantasha was the youngest of three siblings and, according to her family, had a promising sporting future ahead of her. Approximately two months before her death, she had also undergone surgery for a growth in her uterus and was gradually recovering.

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