Hyderabad Teen Fatally Stabbed at Home as Police Hunt Uncle Named as Suspect
Police cite a dispute over a recent trip in a family that had planned her marriage to the accused.
Overview
- The killing occurred Monday morning at the victim's home in Bapuji Nagar, Warasiguda, Hyderabad.
- The victim, 19, had completed her Intermediate course and was preparing to enroll for graduation.
- Warasiguda police identified the suspect as Uma Shankar, 25, the victim's uncle who lives and works in Jawaharnagar.
- Investigators say he confronted her about traveling to a temple in Vijayawada before attacking her with a knife.
- He is absconding, police have registered a case, and a search to trace him is underway.