Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Hyderabad Girl Found Dead After Rs 20 Lakh Ransom Call
A five-year-old girl went missing from her home community in Hyderabad on Saturday evening.
Her family searched for her and contacted the police.
Her grandfather and father received calls asking for Rs 20 lakh to return her.
The caller told her grandfather to go to Trimulgherry.
Police found the girl in an open water tank in the clubhouse cellar early Sunday.
Police said her hands and legs were tied.
They suspect a security guard named Vikram, who had reportedly been dismissed and was missing.
Police are also checking whether another guard was involved.
They have formed teams to find the suspect and registered a case.
A five-year-old girl went missing from a gated residential community in Hyderabad on Saturday evening.
Her grandfather and father received calls demanding Rs 20 lakh; the caller told her grandfather to come to Trimulgherry.
Police found the girl's body around 1:30 a.m. Sunday in an open sump in the clubhouse cellar in Kowkoor.
Police said preliminary inquiries pointed to Vikram, a security guard who had reportedly been dismissed and was absconding; they were also checking another guard's possible role.
Police said the girl's hands and legs were tied, formed teams to find the suspect, and registered a case at Bollarum police station.
- Who
- A five-year-old girl; police suspect security guard Vikram and are checking another guard's possible role.
- What
- The girl went missing and was found dead after her family received calls demanding Rs 20 lakh.
- When
- She went missing Saturday evening; police found her body at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. The report is dated October 11.
- Where
- A gated residential community in Kowkoor, Hyderabad; her body was found in an open sump in the clubhouse cellar.
- Why
- The calls demanded ransom, but police have not established a motive; their investigation is ongoing.
- Girl's age
- Five years old
- Ransom demand
- Rs 20 lakh
- First reported call
- About 7:45 p.m. Saturday; the caller asked the grandfather to come to Trimulgherry
- Body found
- About 1:30 a.m. Sunday
- Discovery location
- An open sump in the clubhouse cellar in Kowkoor
- Suspect
- Vikram, a security guard reportedly dismissed from the gated community, was absconding and suspected by police
- Police action
- Teams were formed to apprehend the suspect; police were also verifying another guard's possible role
- Case registration
- Bollarum police station
