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Three Suspects Held in Cyberjaya Dormitory Murder of Student

Police say the dormitory’s lack of basic security measures enabled a suspect to use the victim’s ATM card for withdrawals after her death.

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Details from a Justice for Maniisha poster. Instagram/@asiasamachar
An Indian-origin university student, Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara (20), who hailed from Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, was found dead in her condominium unit in the Sepang district of Selangor on June 24, with injuries on her body, according to the local media. (File photo)

Overview

  • Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara, a 20-year-old University of Cyberjaya undergraduate, was found dead from blunt force trauma in her dorm room on June 24 after her five roommates left for the holiday.
  • Sepang district police arrested two women and one man aged 19 to 20 on June 27 in Negeri Sembilan and Johor and have charged them with murder.
  • An autopsy conducted by authorities found no signs of sexual assault, refuting social media claims that the victim had been raped before her killing.
  • Investigators reported that the accommodation complex lacked closed-circuit cameras and other basic security measures, allowing suspects to enter and exit undetected.
  • Police allege the male suspect made five or six cash withdrawals using the victim’s ATM card shortly after her death.