15-year-old girl on the run after murder of father, 8-year-old brother: Madhya Pradesh police

After the relatives informed police, a team was dispatched to the girl’s home, which was found locked from the outside. When they broke open the door, police said they found the two bodies – the father on the floor and the eight-year-old boy stuffed in the fridge.

Police now suspect that the 15-year-old girl is on the run with a 19-year-old man, who had earlier been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act following a complaint filed by the girl last year. He was arrested and served time in prison, but was later released on bail.

While police initially believed the 19-year-old man to be the sole suspect in the murders, officers say they now have CCTV footage to show that they are together.

Jabalpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Aditya Pratap Singh said, “Teams comprising our local police station and crime branch are on the lookout for the girl and the man.”

“We have analysed CCTV footage and their phone number. We managed to recover a scooty that was used by them to flee from the crime spot. We are working on the possible hideouts and we will soon arrest both the accused. They are both together,” Singh said.

The two accused were spotted at Madan Mahal Railway Station, where they abandoned their vehicle, before taking an autorickshaw and heading to the bus stand, from where they boarded a bus to flee Jabalpur, police said.