Overview

• Cyberabad officials said the juvenile neighbour was arrested after a 10-year-old girl was found stabbed to death at her Kukatpally home on August 18.
• Investigators allege the boy entered to steal the victim’s brother’s cricket bat and, when confronted, fatally stabbed her multiple times.
• Police seized a notebook describing a planned theft and a gas leak arson attempt, along with the knife, the stolen bat and clothing linked to the attack.
• Authorities said the suspect washed the weapon, changed clothes and initially tried to mislead investigators, who worked without area CCTV footage.
• The boy was produced before the juvenile justice court and sent to a boys’ observation home as crime-scene reconstruction and social media checks continue.