Hyderabad: A head constable and his wife were arrested for kidnapping and killing a five-year-old girl. The accused Syed Zakir Ahmed, 46, and his wife Razia Sultana, residents of Kondapur in Medak district, had allegedly tortured the kid for many months in their house before killing her, police said.

The victim, Nauseen Begum, daughter of Mohammed Mahaboob, from Rajendrannagar had gone missing in Gulbarga in July 2014 when the family visited the KBS Dargah.

Zakir Ahmed, who is working at the IDA Bollaram police station brought her home to make her a housemaid. Police said the cop and his wife used to beat her up often. The kid sustained a serious head injury after they hit her head on the wall.

Police said she died due to the head injury.Police raided Zakir Ahmed’s house along with Childline officers on December 29 after neighbours complained that a girl was being tortured by the cop and his wife. Police shifted the girl to a hospital, where she died. The police traced the girl’s parents on Tuesday, and handed over the body. Zakir and his wife were sent to judicial custody

Police identify more child traffickers in the city

The police has identified more masterminds behind the child trafficking into the city from Bihar. After interrogating 19 agents, officials have listed 27 people, including some wholesale bangle traders and others. The mafia had been active since many years and hundreds of kids have been trafficked, officials said. The cops will arrest them soon after collecting evidence about their role.