Overview

• Police identified the victim as 22-year-old N. Mythili Priya, who was found on a staircase near the Current Office Centre in Nellore with a stab wound to her left armpit.
• Investigators say former classmate Rampu Nikhil called Priya to his room, a quarrel ensued, and she suffered fatal knife injuries at the scene.
• Nikhil went to the local station and surrendered, and police registered a murder case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• DSP P. Sindhu Priya said the pair had frequent disputes, with Priya suspecting Nikhil’s involvement with another girl.
• The body was sent to Nellore Government Hospital for post-mortem, and Priya’s sister reported receiving a 3:30 a.m. call and demanded strict punishment.