A 14-year-old boy was arrested by the Cyberabad police in connection with the murder of a 10-year-old girl in Kukatpally who caught him trying to steal a cricket bat. A handwritten note in which he had detailed his plan for the theft along with a knife used in the commission of the offence was seized from him.
The cricket bat that the teen tried to steal. | Photo Credit: Arrangement
The case came to light on August 18, when the victim’s mother lodged a complaint with Kukatpally police stating that her daughter had been found murdered at home.
During the probe, police discovered that the accused, from the same locality, had devised a plan to steal a cricket bat belonging to the victim’s younger brother. On the day of the incident, he entered the house through the terrace and attempted to take the bat. When the girl noticed him and raised an alarm, he panicked and stabbed her multiple times with a knife, killing her on the spot.
Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty said the accused then washed the knife and his hands, changed his clothes and attempted to behave normally to avoid suspicion. The boy initially tried to mislead investigators by claiming he had only heard noises of someone entering the house, but forensic clues, circumstantial evidence and sustained questioning established his involvement in the crime.
The stolen cricket bat and the clothes worn by the accused at the time of the offence were also seized, and the accused was produced before the juvenile justice court.
