On January 4, 2023, around 11:05 PM in Multan Nagar, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 4-year-old Manvi (also known as Kittu or Guttu) went outside her home briefly while her mother was working at a hospital and her father was sleeping. CCTV footage captured a man, later identified as former tenant Sumit, luring the girl away. Sumit allegedly strangled the child and buried her body in a nearby field. For over two years, the case remained unsolved as a missing person investigation. In March 2025, following a marital dispute, Sumit's wife disclosed to the victim's father, Dhirendra, that Sumit had kidnapped and killed Manvi. Police arrested Sumit, who confessed during interrogation, claiming he acted in revenge because he blamed the victim's mother for his sister-in-law's miscarriage—a claim denied by the victim's family and disputed by audio recordings. As of March 2025, police excavations in the field to recover the body are ongoing.
Country: India
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh, India
City/Region: Multan Nagar, Meerut
Incident Type: Murder
Relationship Status: None
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Incident Date: Jan. 4, 2023
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The incident involved a former tenant retaliating against a landlord's family following eviction and personal grievances. The perpetrator targeted a vulnerable 4-year-old child to exact revenge on the parents, concealing the crime for over two years until domestic discord led to exposure.
Note that this case is not primarily relationship-driven in a romantic or marital sense; it involves a former tenant targeting a landlord's child out of reported personal grievance and eviction-related resentment. The suspect Sumit was arrested in March 2025 after his wife revealed his involvement to the victim's father. Police have filed charges under serious penal sections and conducted field excavations to recover the victim's body.
For over two years, the investigation remained a 'blind case' as police reviewed over 100 CCTV clips without successfully identifying the perpetrator seen carrying the child away. The suspect was only identified after his wife disclosed his confession during a domestic quarrel.
On the night of January 4, 2023, 4-year-old Manvi stepped outside her home while her mother was working and her father was sleeping. Sumit, a former tenant evicted due to criminal background, lured her away, strangled her, and buried her in a field. The case remained unsolved until March 2025, when Sumit's wife revealed the crime to the victim's father, leading to Sumit's arrest and confession.
The suspect presented high risk due to an extensive prior criminal record involving theft and snatching offenses, combined with residence in close proximity to the victim's family. The target was extremely vulnerable due to her age and brief unmonitored presence outside her home.
Unresolved missing child investigations can stem from opportunistic abduction by known individuals with criminal backgrounds. Interpersonal disclosures during unrelated disputes frequently serve as crucial breakthroughs in cold cases.
The primary early signal was CCTV footage showing a male figure enticing and carrying the child away from her doorstep at 11:05 PM, combined with the suspect's prior strained eviction from the premises.
A key clue was a video clip provided by the suspect's wife showing Sumit wearing the same distinctive jersey seen in the original night-time CCTV footage.
Key evidence includes CCTV video footage from the night of the abduction, video and audio recordings provided by family members, and the suspect's formal police confession.
The victim's father stated he woke up at 2:00 AM to find his daughter missing and spent two years searching tirelessly while being interrogated and doubted by authorities until the suspect's wife came forward with the truth.
Initial missing person reports were reclassified as a homicide investigation after two years when the suspect was apprehended and confessed to strangling the child.
The physical recovery of the victim's body remains unresolved as police excavations in the field continue.