Bengaluru teen stabbed to death in college by another student

In yet another case of crime against women, a 19-year-old woman was stabbed to death by another student on her college campus in Karnataka's Bengaluru, the police said.

The victim, identified as Layasmitha was stabbed multiple times by Pawan Kalyan on Monday in the corridor of Presidency College where she was a student of BTech.

The accused, Pawan Kalyan, a BCA student at Nrupathunga University in Bengaluru, had entered Layasmitha's college with a knife ditching the security, officials said.

After attacking Layasmitha multiple times, Pawan Kalyan made an attempt to kill himself too, officials said.

"Pawan was carrying a knife. After a brief conversation with Layasmitha, he stabbed her multiple times. He then stabbed himself in the chest," a police official said.

The college authorities and Layasmitha's friends took her to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead on arrival, officials said, further adding that Pawan Kalyan is being treated at the hospital.

Accordin to police, Pawan Kalyan and Layasmitha allegedly knew each other. They both were from the same village in Karnataka's Kolar district.

Furthermore, police said the motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained. A case has been registered and investigation is underway, they said.

Police will also investigate the role of college authorities over the allegations of negligence. "Police will investigate why Pawan Kalyan was allowed into the college with a knife," an official said.

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