On Thursday, Kerala woke up to the news of yet another gruesome murder, committed by a youth who had no prior criminal record but killed a young girl because she rejected his marriage proposal.
The incident happened at Chiyyaram, Thrissur in the early hours of Thursday. The victim, identified as Neethu was a third-year student of a private engineering college. She was stabbed multiple times before the accused pour petrol on her and set her on fire.
By the time Neethu’s relatives rushed to her hearing her cry the 22-year-old had died. The murderer, identified as 32-year-old Nidheesh was caught by locals while attempting to flee.