Overview

• Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara was found dead on June 24 in her Mutiara Ville dormitory with fatal blunt force trauma and no signs of forced entry or sexual assault.
• Sepang district police arrested a man and two women aged 19 to 20 between June 26 and 27 and have charged them under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
• Investigators report the victim’s laptop, phone, ATM card and cash were missing and that one suspect used her card in five to six ATM withdrawals.
• The Mutiara Ville complex was operating without CCTV coverage or effective access controls, exposing regulatory gaps in private university housing.
• Public outcry from students, officials and the university community is driving demands for urgent safety overhauls in student accommodations.