Kukatpally murder: Class 10 student kills minor after being caught stealing

Hyderabad: The Kukatpally police have solved the gruesome murder of 10-year-old Sahasra in Sangeetnagar within five days.

Investigations revealed that the child was killed during a robbery attempt at her residence. A boy has been taken into custody and is being interrogated.

The fateful afternoon

On August 18, Sahasra, a Class 6 student of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bowenpally, stayed home as her school had declared a holiday for a sports festival. Her parents, Krishna, a mechanic, and Renuka, a lab technician had gone to work, while her younger brother attended school.

She was expected to deliver a lunchbox to her brother’s school but failed to turn up. When the school authorities alerted her father, he rushed home. To his shock, the house was locked from outside. On entering, he discovered his daughter lying dead with multiple stab injuries.

Brutal attack exposed

Police said the child had sustained nearly 20 stab wounds, 10 of them on her neck. Preliminary investigation suggested that the assailant had broken into the house with the intention of theft and killed the girl when she resisted.

Parents in deep shock

The victim’s parents, originally from Muktakyasaram village in Sangareddy district, had been living in Kukatpally for the past five years. The brutal killing of their daughter has plunged the family into deep grief, leaving the locality in shock.

Swift investigation by Police

A dog squad and forensic experts were pressed into service soon after the incident. CCTV footage from the neighbourhood was thoroughly examined. Based on evidence gathered, the police zeroed in on the suspect and took him into custody on Friday.

The accused is now being questioned, and further details are awaited.