Mother Indicted on Capital Murder Charge for Missing Texas Boy; Family Fled to India Before Charges Filed

Evidence of Abusive Treatment Prior to Disappearance and Newly Discovered Human Remains on Property Lead to Murder Charge Against Mother; Extradition from India Sought as Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez's Body Remains Unfound

Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, mother of missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Álvarez, has been indicted on a capital murder charge and three related counts, including two counts of causing injury to a child and one count of abandoning a child without the intent to return.
Rodriguez-Singh and her husband, along with their other six children, fled to India two days after law enforcement inquired about Noel's whereabouts; Rodriguez-Singh had previously attempted to mislead investigators about Noel's disappearance.
Detectives found human remains in the family's property, presumably Noel's, who was not seen since October 2022 and was not taken along during the family's escape.
Rodriguez-Singh had a history of allegedly abusive behavior towards Noel, including physical assault and deprivation of food and water.
Rodriguez-Singh's husband, Arshdeep Singh, is a subject of a felony theft charge for allegedly stealing $10,000 from his company’s safe ahead of the family’s departure to India, and police confirm they would press further charges if he's proven to have had any involvement in Noel's case.