Jilted lover stabs engineering student to death in Bengaluru college

The deceased was identified as Layasmitha, while the accused, Pavan Kalyan, who also stabbed himself after the crime

Jilted lover stabs engineering student to death in Bengaluru college

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In a shocking incident, a jilted lover stabbed an engineering student to death in the college premises on Monday for rejecting his romantic proposal, police said.

The deceased was identified as Layasmitha, while the accused, Pavan Kalyan, who also stabbed himself after the crime. He had been rushed to the hospital, where his condition is said to be serious.

The incident occurred at the Presidency University College in Itgalur near Rajankunte.

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Layasmitha had flatly refused Pawan Kalyan's proposal, and the enraged youth barged into the college campus and attacked her with a knife, stabbing her in the neck. After this, he turned the knife on himself, Bengaluru police said.

Rajanukunte police have rushed to the spot and launched investigations.

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