A five-year-old girl was discovered dead in a water tank located in the cellar of a clubhouse at the Villa Orchids gated community in Kowkoor, Hyderabad. The child, identified as Aurelia, the daughter of a research scientist, had gone missing on Saturday evening while cycling within the residential complex. Her disappearance triggered a desperate search by her family, which soon escalated after they received a phone call demanding a ransom of ₹20 lakh.
According to the Bollarum police, the child's father, Milton Fernandes Moses, filed a complaint after receiving the ransom demand. The caller, who contacted the family from an unknown number, instructed them to travel to Secunderabad to secure the girl’s release. Acting on the complaint, authorities registered a case under Section 140(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and initiated an intensive search operation across the locality, nearby railway stations, and local lodges, utilizing drone technology to assist in the efforts.
Investigators focused their attention on a former security guard named Vikram, who has since gone missing. Suspicion fell upon him after CCTV footage from the complex indicated he was the only person to exit the premises during the critical timeframe. Furthermore, the last known location of his mobile phone was traced to the vicinity of the Secunderabad railway station.
Upon searching the gated community grounds, police discovered the victim's body inside a water tank in the clubhouse cellar. Preliminary assessments by investigators suggest the child had been restrained and gagged before being strangled, likely after the suspect feared detection. The body has been sent to Gandhi Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Bollarum police continue to hunt for the accused, stating that the full sequence of events will only be confirmed following his apprehension.
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