Overview
- The accused was identified as Manoj Lugun, a neighbour and distant relative seen with the child on CCTV before she vanished.
- He accompanied the girl's father to lodge the missing complaint and allegedly tried to mislead investigators, leading to his detention.
- Police say he confessed after being shown CCTV footage, stating he hit the child with a brick near IP Park and dumped her body in a well.
- An SDRF team recovered the body from the well, a head injury was noted, and the remains were sent for post-mortem and forensic analysis.
- Murder provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita were added to the FIR, and police say findings on motive and any sexual assault will follow medical reports, despite conflicting media claims.