In a major development on Sunday, the Unit V of Mumbai Crime branch informed the holiday court that Bennett Rebello's 'adopted daughter', accused of his murder, is not 19, but 17. The police came to know the crucial fact when her elder brother submitted her birth certificate on Saturday night.

The Crime Branch verified the details and submitted an application in court. The girl also seems to have lied about her identity. "As per the birth certificate she was born on 21/07/2002. According to which, her current age is 17 years, 04 months, 23 days, we have sent her to the children's remand home as per the law (sic)."