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Ex-Security Guard Murders 5-Year-Old Girl in Hyderabad
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News18•12-10-2026, 20:09
Ex-Security Guard Murders 5-Year-Old Girl in Hyderabad
- •Arealia Moses, a five-year-old girl, was murdered at a gated community in Kowkoor, Hyderabad, after being thrown into a water sump with her limbs tied and a heavy stone attached to her body.
- •The accused, 28-year-old former security guard Vikram, allegedly committed the crime following a dispute with the victim's family and the villa association before demanding a ransom of Rs 20 lakh.
- •Police traced the suspect using mobile signals and CCTV footage, ultimately recovering the victim's body from a water sump in the early hours of Sunday.
- •The brutal murder has sparked widespread outrage, with family members, relatives, and local residents protesting outside the DCP office in Secunderabad to demand strict punishment and justice.
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The 5-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by a former security guard named Vikram, who had been dismissed from service and held a grudge after an altercation with the villa association and the child's family.
Vikram lured the child to the basement while residents were busy celebrating Bathukamma, tied her limbs, attached a heavy stone, and threw her into a water sump. Afterwards, he contacted her family members demanding a Rs 20 lakh ransom for her release.
Police tracked the suspect's calls and examined CCTV footage, eventually discovering the child's body in a water sump and detaining three other security guards for questioning.
