Malappuram : A 21-year-old girl was stabbed to death by same-aged youth for rejecting his love. The deceased is Drishya, daughter of Balachandran residing at Chemattil in Elamkulam’s Elode, Malappuram. Drishya’s younger sister Devashree(13) also sustained stabs in the incident and is being treated at a private hospital in Perunthalmanna, where her condition is said to be critical. The youth, Vineesh Vinodhi(21) resides at Kondaparamb Veedu in Pothuvayill and is currently in police custody.
Bineesh barged into the house around 8 am this morning, climbed upstairs to reach Drishya’s room and attacked her. The motive as claimed by culprit, was revenge over rejecting him, said the police.
On Wednesday, a shop owned by Drishya’s father was burned down some time during the night. Police are looking to find if Vineesh is in any way connected with that arson.
