Almost two months after a minor's missing person complaint was registered, the Samta Nagar police have finally cracked the case with the recovery of a secondary SIM card from the prime suspect. The Kandivli minor’s 25-year-old neighbour has been arrested for attempting to first rape and then strangulating her before burning her body.

The 14-year-old victim was alone at home on October 1 when the accused neighbour allegedly called her inside his house and tried to force himself upon her. When the girl resisted, he strangulated her. He also allegedly hit the girl's head with a Milton water bottle before strangulating her.