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Crime
5-Year-Old Found Dead in Gated Community After Ransom Demand, Ex-Security Guard Suspected
✍️ The Hindu
🗓 12 Oct 2026, 01:34 AM
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A five-year-old child was discovered dead in a gated residential complex after a ransom demand, with police focusing on a former security guard as the prime suspect.
Police investigators reported that the lifeless body of a five-year-old was found inside a gated residential community after a ransom note was allegedly issued to the child's family. The discovery was made by residents who alerted authorities when the child failed to return home.
According to the initial probe, the ransom demand was communicated shortly before the child's disappearance, prompting a swift police response. Investigators have identified a former security guard who previously worked at the complex as the primary suspect, citing his prior access to the premises and knowledge of its security protocols.
Law enforcement officials have detained the former guard for questioning and are conducting forensic examinations of the site. The case remains under active investigation, with authorities urging anyone with additional information to come forward.
According to the initial probe, the ransom demand was communicated shortly before the child's disappearance, prompting a swift police response. Investigators have identified a former security guard who previously worked at the complex as the primary suspect, citing his prior access to the premises and knowledge of its security protocols.
Law enforcement officials have detained the former guard for questioning and are conducting forensic examinations of the site. The case remains under active investigation, with authorities urging anyone with additional information to come forward.