THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Police posted on Facebook apologizing for not being able to save the child's life in the murder of a five-year-old girl in Aluva. The post said that although the accused was arrested, their efforts to bring the child alive to his parents were unsuccessful.

The residents have alleged that the police were lax in the investigation. They also pointed out that the criminals got time to escape. Facebook post of Kerala police was flooded with criticism. 'How many people were there to investigate the case? 'It is your fault', 'Don't dare bring an apology',' How many more incidents will happen like this?' 'What justice has been done, you keep apologizing as long as the criminals are fed with chicken and mutton.' The post was flooded with similar responses. Following the criticism, Kerala police came forward with a response.

A vigorous investigation was started since the complaint was received at 7 pm yesterday. CCTV footage was collected and the accused was identified as quickly as possible. The accused was found and arrested in the morning. The police wrote on Facebook that every police officer is in pain just for not being able to bring the child alive to the parents.