College student murdered by senior outside campus on OMR
A 21-year-old college student was stabbed to death by his senior outside their campus on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR) aka IT Highway in broad daylight as he was in a relationship with the latter’s relative, on Wednesday. The police, who have arrested the suspect, said all both of them hail from the same district Andhra Pradesh.
By : migrator
Update: 2019-06-26 22:27 GMT
Chennai
The deceased, Savankumar, was native of Anantapur district Andhra Pradesh. He was a second-year student of BSc in Catering and Hotel Administration at Chennai’s Amrita International Institute of Hotel Management, said the police. While the suspect, Harihara Shanmugam (19), also hails from Anantapur, he was a third-year student of the same course in the college.
The incident took place around 3 pm when Savankumar, who was staying on a rented premise, was leaving the campus after paying the examination fees. He was intercepted by his senior, who stabbed him on the neck with a kitchen knife.
While the fellow students rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, he was declared dead on arrival. Harihara Shanmugam was handed over to the Thoraipakkam police. Savankumar’s body was sent to the Royapettah Government Hospital for post-mortem examination and Harihara Shanmugam was arrested, said the police.
After preliminary investigation, the police said that Savankumar was in a relationship with a girl, who is a relative of Harihara Shanmugam. The girl worked in a supermarket on OMR near Kottivakkam.
Harihara Shanmugam had reportedly warned Savankumar to stay away from the girl. As Savankumar continued talking to the girl, Harihara Shanmugam murdered him with akitchen knife that is used for practical sessions in the institute. The knife was seized from him.
The police said that the relatives of both the accused and victim were informed of the murder and added that Savankumar’s body would be handed over to his parents after autopsy.
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