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Agra Police Hunt Tenant in Case of Girl, 8, Found in Flour Container

Forensic tests will determine whether sexual assault occurred.

Overview

  • The eight-year-old, reported missing from Siddhant Nagar on Tuesday afternoon, was found inside a flour container in a room rented within her own house.
  • Police say tenant Sunil Kumar, 40, is the main suspect and remains on the run as multiple teams search for him.
  • A post-mortem cites shock and haemorrhage from injuries, with a neck wound noted, and forensic slides were preserved for further testing.
  • Investigators have registered a case against four people, including Kumar, and residents blocked parts of Fatehabad Road to press for swift action.
  • CCTV showed the child entering the locality and buying a packet of chips before she vanished, and a neighbor said the tenant joined early searches before locking his room and fleeing.