Hyderabad, May 16 -- The brutal murder of an eight-year-old child during the Ramzan season in 2023 at Sanathnagar has finally reached some closure. The accused transgender was served the death sentence. An auto driver who helped the convict in disposing of the body received seven years of rigorous imprisonment.

The incident happened at the Allauddin Koti area of Sanathnagar in April 2023, when the deceased, named Abdul Wahid, had gone missing after attending Ramzan prayers with his father, Wasim Khan, at a mosque located in his neighbourhood.

His father lodged a missing person complaint with the police.

Rumours started floating around that Wahid was murdered as part of a human sacrifice ritual.

During the investigation, police reviewe...