Mumbai: Chaos derails attempt to bury girl’s body

The teenaged killer and his father had planned to bury the minor girlrsquos body inside the same room where her decomposed body was discovered in Vasai However the chaos of the search for the missing girl in the neighbourhood disrupted their plans They gave up digging and joined the search operation for the girlThe eightyearold girlrsquos decomposed body was found in a room adjacent to her brotherrsquos The killer still at large hasnrsquot been arrested but his father has confessed to the crime The police found the girlrsquos slippers at the killerrsquos houseThe crime scene was a room in a row house the girlrsquos body was discovered in room number 5 Her brother had rented the next room number 6 The killer and his father attempted to bury the body in another vacant room but abandoned the plan due to the chaos in the arearsquos search for the missing girlThe girl went missing on December 1 her decomposed body was discovered on December 4 The police detained the killerrsquos parents suspecting the sudden disappearance of the boy The parents eventually confessed on December 5 after initial denial The killerrsquos father claims ignorance about the reason behind the murderldquoThe killerrsquos father revealed the suspect killed the girl in their room He then helped dispose of the body in another vacant roomrdquo said an officer involved in the investigation The killerrsquos current whereabouts are unknown and efforts to locate him including visiting his hometown in Jalna are ongoingThe Pelhar police have registered the case under relevant sections including kidnapping murder and evidence tampering The killer has not carried a cell phone with him so tracking him down has become challenging for the policeThe deceasedrsquos father mentioned that the killer had assisted in the search and asked if anyone was suspected ldquoThe killer kept asking me lsquoUncle apko kisi pe shak hai kyarsquo I would reply that if I had doubts about anyone I would have informed the police immediatelyrdquo said the deceasedrsquos father who runs a garage in Vasai EastldquoSince we had been searching for my sister our relatives and friends had gathered on December 4 So the wellwishers sat outside room number 5 when a foul smell started to emanate Room number 5 was empty it was not locked but its gate was shut When I opened it I found a nylon bag with my sisterrsquos decomposed body stuffed inside We informed the police rdquo said the girlrsquos brotherThe father added ldquoWe had been searching for her everywhere and had also posted many flyers Although I tried to enter room number 5 the killer and her parents would always prevent me from enteringrdquoThe police suspect a potential act of revenge as an argument between the girlrsquos relatives and the killerrsquos family occurred days earlierThe investigation revealed the killerrsquos connection to a yellow belt similar to one used to tie the victimrsquos legs The deceased hailed from Bihar while the killerrsquos family is from Jalna The police are searching for the killer in JalnaThe postmortem report indicated multiple bruises on the body Though the cops are unsure about sexual abuse her viscera has been preserved for further examination The injuries suggest the possibility of a forceful impact causing her demise08Age of the girl