Daughter breaks silence ten years after her father allegedly orchestrated the horrific stabbing death of her mum outside a Sydney train station

The daughter of a man who Australian police suspect ordered the murder of her mother before fleeing to India, has broken her silence after 10 years.

Meghana Arunkumar, 21, admitted it was ‘hard to know’ her father, Arun Govindaraju, is the prime suspect in the investigation into the death of her mother, Prabha Arunkumar, 41.

In an emotional interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, Meghana discussed the rollercoaster of emotions she and her father faced during last month’s inquest into her mother’s death.

Ms Arunkumar had moved from her family’s home in Bangalaru, India, to work in Sydney so they could live a better life.

For three years, she diligently sent money back to her husband and daughter.

Tragically, about 9.30pm on March 7, 2015, Ms Arunkumar was fatally stabbed in the neck while walking through Parramatta Park and calling her husband on her way home from work.

The knifeman has not been identified.

Police quickly determined the attack was targeted and began investigating Mr Govindaraju as its mastermind. He has always maintained his innocence and has not been charged by police.

Prabha Arunkumar (pictured) was murdered in March 2015 while walking home from work

Ms Arunkumar’s daughter, Meghana (pictured), admitted it is ‘hard to know’ her father is suspected of hiring someone to carry out her mother’s murder

Ms Arunkumar (pictured with her husband, Arun Govindaraju, and daughter) had worked in Australia for three years before her death

However, Detective Inspector Ritchie Sim, who led the homicide investigation, shared two details which have led police to the father.

The first was the fact Mr Govindaraju requested his wife call his mother’s phone, rather than his own.

He claimed it was due to his own phone’s battery running low. Police alleged it was so he could communicate with a hired killer from his device.

So while Ms Arunkumar was enjoying a chat with her partner, police believed she ‘may well have been aiding her own murder’.

Mr Govindaraju’s unusual behaviour only grew when he landed in Australia to collect his wife’s remains.

In the second major red flag to police, the husband had wiped his phone before arriving in Australia, where he likely knew he’d speak with police.

NSW Police were still able to collect data from the device and found Mr Govindaraju had been lying to officers about an affair back in India.

‘Love is one of the original motives for murder. Was he lying to us to hide the fact that he was having an affair, or was he lying to us to protect or hide a motive from us?’ Insp Sim said.

Detectives alleged Mr Govindaraju (pictured this year) organised the hit on his wife

Mr Govindaraju (pictured with Meghana in 2015) had a lover at the time of his wife’s death, who Meghana believed to be a family friend

On top of that, Mr Govindaraju has never been able to recall what he heard over the phone as his wife was murdered.

‘He would provide one account to us, he provided a different account to the Indian police, providing different accounts to the media, none of which were consistent,’ Detective Sergeant Dan Lovell said.

Meghana only learned the full extent of the case against her father during the recent inquest into Ms Arunkumar’s death.

As her father is the main suspect, they both chose to watch proceedings from their home in India.

In one hurtful blow, Meghana had personally known her father’s lover, but at the time believed she was only a family friend.

Nevertheless, she is adamant her father was not behind her mother’s death.

‘I don’t think he is involved. I am her daughter, but I do still believe my dad loves her more than anyone in the world. I don’t think my dad has even a little courage to even put a little scratch on my mum’s hand,’ she said.

The inquest heard from police who believed Ms Arunkumar’s death was a contract murder, known in India as a supari killing.

Ms Arunkumar was stabbed in the neck while talking on the phone to her husband as she walked home (pictured, flowers and noted left at the crime scene in the wake of attack)