Overview
- The 19-year-old allegedly slit the throat of a 16- or 17-year-old student at her home in Agraharam, Khazipet mandal, Friday after she rejected his marriage proposal.
- Police arrested the suspect within hours and later say he attacked escorting officers while trying to flee, prompting them to open fire and hit him in the legs.
- Two constables suffered hand injuries in the clash, and the accused is under treatment under guard at RIMS, Kadapa.
- Investigators filed murder and assault-on-police cases and cited the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s new criminal code, including Section 103 on murder.
- Villagers and women’s groups held protests demanding stern punishment, and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed a fast-tracked, thorough investigation and speedy legal action.