An 8-year-old girl who had gone missing on December 1 was found murdered inside a room adjacent to her home. The police said the girl's legs were tied up with a nylon rope and her body was stuffed in a nylon sack which was left in the room that was kept unlocked.

Roshni (name changed) was residing with his parents, two brothers and two sisters in the Vasai Phata area in Vasai. She was studying in the 3rd standard and she went missing around 5.30 pm on December 1 while she was playing outside her house with friends and went to purchase ice cream. At the time, her mother was in the village so she was living with her father and siblings. The family looked for her frantically but couldn’t find her. They then printed thousands of pamphlets that were circulated in the area and also offered a reward of R20,000 to help find Roshni.