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Hyderabad Girl Found Dead After Rs 20 Lakh Ransom Demand
A five-year-old girl went out to play in her residential complex on Saturday evening.
She did not come back, so her family searched for her and contacted the police.
Her grandfather and father received calls asking for Rs 20 lakh to return her.
Police searched for the girl and found her body early Sunday in a sump in the clubhouse cellar.
Police suspect a watchman from the complex, who is now missing, but their investigation is still underway.
Teams have been formed to find him.
A case has been registered at Bollarum police station.
A five-year-old girl who went missing from a Hyderabad residential complex was found dead early Sunday.
Her grandfather and father received calls demanding Rs 20 lakh for her return.
Police found her body in an open sump in the clubhouse cellar in the Kowkoor area.
Police said an apartment-complex watchman who is absconding is suspected in the kidnapping and murder, based on a preliminary investigation.
Police formed teams to apprehend the suspect and registered a case at Bollarum police station.
- Who
- A five-year-old girl; police suspect an absconding watchman from her apartment complex.
- What
- The girl was found dead after her family received calls demanding Rs 20 lakh for her return.
- Where
- A residential complex in the Kowkoor area of Hyderabad; her body was found in an open sump in the clubhouse cellar.
- When
- She went missing on Saturday evening; police found her body at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
- Why
- The calls demanded ransom, but police have not established a motive; an investigation is underway.
Key facts
- Age
- Five years old
- Ransom demand
- Rs 20 lakh
- Went missing
- Saturday evening
- Body found
- About 1:30 a.m. Sunday
- Location found
- An open sump in the clubhouse cellar, Kowkoor
- Police station
- Bollarum police station
- Suspect status
- A watchman from the apartment complex is suspected and is absconding
Quotes
Police official
An unnamed police official describing the timeline and ransom calls.
“She left for playing in the colony on Saturday evening. At around 7.45 pm, the girl's grandfather received a phone call, and the caller demanded to pay Rs 20 lakh and take her granddaughter. The caller asked him to come to Trimulgherry. In the meantime, her father also got a call with the same demand.”
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