Hyderabad, October 2, 2025
A 7-year-old girl, Humeyni Sumaiya, was found dead in a rooftop water tank at her grandparents’ house in Hyderabad’s Madannapet area. She had been reported missing the previous day, Tuesday, October 1. Her body was discovered on Wednesday afternoon, with her hands tied behind her back, raising suspicions of foul play.
The family had lodged a missing person report with the Madannapet police, who initiated a search operation. Sumaiya had been visiting her grandmother’s house along with her parents, Mohammad Azeem and Shabana Begum, when she went missing. Despite efforts by the police and neighbors, she was not located until the discovery of her body.
Upon finding the body, police registered the case as a suspicious death and are treating it as a potential homicide. The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, and forensic teams are gathering evidence from the scene. Local MLA Jaffar Hussain Mehraj has demanded a thorough investigation into the incident.
Authorities are continuing their investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding Sumaiya’s death.