6-year-old lured by man, stuffed in sack, strangled; family alleges rape-murder

A six-year-old girl who went missing in Greater Noida's Haldoni village was later found dead in a sack, and police detained a suspect after examining CCTV footage. The family has alleged rape and murder, while police say all angles are under investigation.CCTV footage shows the accused carrying the six-year-old girl in a sack. (Source: ITG)A six-year-old girl was abducted and murdered in Greater Noida's Haldoni village after she went missing from home on August 28. Police recovered her body stuffed in a sack and have taken a suspect into custody after tracing crucial CCTV footage.The incident came to light after the girl's family filed a complaint on Friday, August 28, reporting that she had gone missing from home without informing anyone. The police registered an FIR and launched a search operation, deploying five teams to trace the child.The family has alleged that the girl was abducted, raped and murdered. Police, however, are investigating all possible angles, including the rape allegation.CCTV FOOTAGE PROVIDES CRUCIAL CLUESDuring the search, police teams examined CCTV footage from cameras installed in and around the area. The footage provided crucial clues to the girl's disappearance. Police identified a suspect, took him into custody and questioned him. The girl's body was subsequently recovered.CCTV footage shows the accused luring the girl away and later carrying her in a sack towards a field. Police and forensic teams are now examining the circumstances leading to the girl's death. The girl's body has been sent for a post-mortem examination. Police said the examination is being conducted by a panel of doctors and is being videographed.The post-mortem report is expected to clarify the cause of death and establish other facts relevant to the investigation. Police officials and a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team also inspected the crime scene and collected evidence.DCP (Central Noida) Shailendra Singh said all aspects of the case were being thoroughly investigated. Police are questioning the accused in custody and will take further legal action based on the post-mortem findings and evidence emerging during the investigation.FAMILY DEMANDS JUSTICEThe girl's uncle, Mohammad Noshid, said a man who lived near their house and worked at Labour Chowk would sometimes sleep in rooms on their premises.According to Noshid, the family discovered through CCTV footage that the girl had been put into a sack and taken towards a field. He said the accused had allegedly taken the girl from near a mosque while the family members were away at work."We started looking for the girl after some time but found no trace of her. We only learned what had happened after checking the camera footage," Noshid said.He added that the family handed the accused over to police and said they wanted justice for the child.Another relative alleged that the accused lured the girl away, took her into a house, killed her and then put her body in a sack.Police are continuing to interrogate the accused and investigate the motive, the circumstances of the girl's death and the sequence of events. The incident has also triggered panic in the Haldoni area.- EndsPublished On: Aug 29, 2026 18:30 IST