A chilling, cold-blooded murder of a teenage girl has been reported from Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district. Sangeetha, a native of Vadasserikonam in Varkala, was found with her throat slit outside her house a little after midnight on Sunday. Police have arrested her male fried Gopu for the murder. He is a native of Pallikal.
After a fight on Tuesday after 1.30 am, he called Sangeetha from her home and slit her throat.
Sangeetha was discovered lying in a pool of blood by neighbours who hurried to the scene after hearing the ruckus. They also saw a figure running in the shadows.
Rift in their relationship
According to reports, the 17-year-old was close to Gopu. Although the crime's motive is yet unknown, a rift in their relationships most likely caused the murder.
The authorities were directed to Gopu by the discovery of a phone and a knife at the scene of the crime. Sangeetha was a first-year college student at Kilimanoor's Sree Sankara College.
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