Aluva: The father of the 5-year-old girl, who was tragically murdered in a brutal incident in Aluva, has raised suspicion over the possibility of more than one person being involved in this unfortunate crime.

He added that the family hopes for the court to deliver the death sentence to the accused Asafaq Alam (29) from Bihar. 

Speaking to the media on Monday, the Bihar native said he had heard reports of more than one person involved in the incident. At present, only one person has been apprehended in the case. All those involved must be arrested. I have no complaints against the state government or the police, he added. 

Meanwhile,  DIG Dr Srinivas A revealed that police have not received any evidence to corroborate the reports that more than one person is involved in the case. 

He added, however, that further probe is necessary in the case, and the accused needed to be taken into custody for further questioning. Asafaq Alam has been remanded for 14 days and shifted to Aluva Sub Jail. 

The five-year-old girl, the daughter of migrant workers from Bihar, was kidnapped from near their house at Choornikkara in Aluva in broad daylight on July 28.

The child was found murdered and sexually abused with several gruesome injuries at a dumping area at the Aluva market along the Periyar River on Saturday.