The Jaipur Police on Monday solved the murder of a five-year-old girl within 48 hours of the crime and arrested her neighbour. The accused, identified as Gudiya Devi (30), allegedly killed the child because she disliked the victim's mother talking to her husband. Additionally, there was an old water dispute between the accused and the victim's mother.
Incident Details
The crime took place on Saturday in Shri Shyam Vatika Colony under the Harmada police station area. According to police, the girl's father had gone to work in the morning. Around 1 pm, his wife informed him that their daughter was missing. The family and locals conducted an extensive search before alerting the police.
Investigation and Arrest
During the investigation, police discovered that the victim frequently visited the house of her neighbour Gudiya Devi and played with her children. CCTV footage showed the girl entering the accused's residence but never coming out, prompting police to search the house. The child's body was recovered wrapped in a blanket and hidden inside a divan in the accused's house.
Police said that Gudiya Devi suspected that the victim's mother used to speak with her husband, Afroz alias Firoz Khan, over the phone. This made her want to make the mother suffer. According to investigators, the accused allegedly smothered the child to death, concealed the body inside the divan, and planned to dump it in a nearby forest during the night to divert suspicion. Further investigation is underway.
