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Hyderabad Shocker: 5-Year-Old Girl Murdered After Being Kidnapped For Ransom
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News18•12-10-2026, 19:04
Hyderabad Shocker: 5-Year-Old Girl Murdered After Being Kidnapped For Ransom
- •A five-year-old girl named Aurelia Moses went missing while riding her bicycle near her house in Hyderabad's Villa Orchid residential complex.
- •The family received a ransom call demanding 20 lakh rupees, but the caller disconnected when asked for proof of life.
- •Police and CCTV investigation led to the arrest of a former security guard, Vikram Kumar, who was previously fired for bad behavior.
- •The victim's body was discovered in a water tank in the basement of the club house.
- •Family members and locals staged massive protests demanding strict punishment and the death penalty for the accused.
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Five-year-old Aurelia Moses went missing while riding her bicycle near the club house of the Villa Orchid residential complex in Kowkur on Saturday, October 10. Her body was later found in a water tank in the basement of the complex, and a former security guard was arrested for her murder.
Vikram Kumar, a former security guard at the Villa Orchid residential complex who had been fired due to complaints of bad behavior, was arrested by the police in connection with the crime.
The caller demanded a ransom of 20 lakh rupees from the family at around 7:45 PM on Saturday, but investigations later revealed the girl had already been murdered before the call or shortly after.
