India, June 19 -- For much of India, she was known simply as the "Mowgli girl" - a child discovered alone near a forest, seemingly detached from the world around her. But behind that label was a young girl named Ehsaas, whose life became a remarkable story of rescue, care and rehabilitation.

Nearly nine years after she was found wandering in the forests of Uttar Pradesh's Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Ehsaas died at the age of 18 in Lucknow. Officials said she passed away at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) on June 15, earlier HT reported.

According to the post-mortem report, the cause of death was septicaemia resulting from lung disease.

Ehsaas first came into the spotlight in January 2017 when she was sp...