Hyderabad: The parents of a missing minor have been arrested on Monday, December 23 for the murder of a 24-year-old man. The accused killed the man suspecting him of harming their daughter.

The victim has been identified as O Kumar.

According to reports, the victim had lured the girl with the promise of an acting opportunity leading her to leave home and meet him. Once there, Kumar confined her to a room and attempted to assault her. However, the girl managed to escape.

After wandering the streets for days, she was taken to a state home where she claimed to be an orphan. A few days later, her parents found information about Kumar on their daughter’s tablet.

The parents contacted Kumar to arrange a meeting. During their confrontation, the victim denied knowing the girl’s whereabouts after she left his place, prompting the parents to attack him and kill him on the spot.

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They then placed the body in a car, disposed of it in the Nagarjunasagar canal and tied a stone to ensure it sank. Later, the victim’s family filed a missing person report but there were no leads until recently, when his brother-in-law found Kumar’s auto-rickshaw being used by someone else.

Police traced the vehicle using its distinctive fittings and found that the registration number had been replaced with a fake one.

Meanwhile, the minor girl returned home after six months.

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