Overview
- The principal, K. Roopa Reddy, was found dead at her JB Colony home with 27 stab wounds on August 11, triggering a multi‑team police investigation.
- Investigators reviewed footage from about 70 CCTV cameras, questioned dozens of people and used Reddy's last phone call saying 'Babu' to shift focus to students at her school.
- Two 16‑year‑old Class 10 students were intercepted by police and officers recovered roughly Rs 1.54 lakh, Reddy's iPhone, a knife and other items from them.
- Forensic tests on some recovered currency reportedly found the victim's blood on notes and police say the suspects confessed that the attack followed a planned robbery and a grudge after disciplinary action.
- Both youths have been produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and are being processed under juvenile procedures while the criminal probe continues and police examine remaining evidence.