Former security guard arrested for murder of five-year-old girl in Kowkoor over ₹20 lakh ransom

A former security guard who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a five-year-old girl before concealing her body in a water sump at a gated residential community in Kowkoor was arrested by the Malkajgiri police within 24 hours of the crime being reported. The accused had planned to extort ₹20 lakh from the child’s parents but decided to kill her after realising that keeping her captive until the ransom was paid would be difficult, police said.

The accused, Vikram Kumar, a native of Nalanda district in Bihar, had worked as a security guard at Villa Orchids, the same residential community where the victim, Aurelia, also known as Monu, lived with her family. His employment at the premises had ended just four days before the incident.

The victim was the daughter of Milton Fernandes Moses, 44, a research scientist. The family resided at Villa Orchids, behind Janapriya Apartments in Kowkoor.