A second-year engineering student was brutally beaten to death by his girlfriend’s family after they allegedly lured him to their home under the pretext of discussing the couple’s marriage in Telangana’s Sangareddy district.
The victim, Jyothi Sravan Sai, was pursuing B.Tech (CSE) at St Peter’s Engineering College, Maisammaguda, and living in a rented room in Qutbullapur. He had been in a relationship with Sreeja, a 19-year-old from Isukabavi in Beeramguda.
According to Ameenpur Circle Inspector Naresh, Sreeja’s family had repeatedly warned Sravan to end the relationship, strongly opposing the couple’s plans to marry.
On the day of the incident, Sreeja’s parents reportedly called Sravan to their house to “talk about marriage.”
When he arrived, they; along with Sreeja’s mother; allegedly launched a sudden attack, beating him with a cricket bat. Sravan suffered severe head injuries and multiple fractures in his legs and ribs.
He was rushed to a private hospital in Kukatpally, where doctors declared him dead.
Ameenpur Police have registered a murder case and recovered the cricket bat used in the assault. The crime scene has been documented, and the body has been sent for post-mortem examination.
Police are now probing the exact motive behind the attack and investigating whether more family members were involved.