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Telangana Student's Death: Lecturer Accused of Forced Pesticide, Mine Official of Sexual Assault
- •A 20-year-old engineering student died under suspicious circumstances after allegedly being forced to consume pesticide by her former lecturer.
- •Police have arrested the lecturer for alleged murder and an overman from a coal mine for alleged sexual assault.
- •Investigators used CCTV, call records, and technical evidence to link the lecturer to the student's death, alleging he forced her to consume pesticide and write a suicide note.
- •The student and lecturer had a close relationship since her polytechnic days, with the lecturer allegedly promising marriage.
- •The overman, whom the student met during an internship, was accused of harassment and later sexual assault, leading to his arrest and judicial custody.
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Investigators relied on CCTV recordings, call detail records, and other technical evidence to establish that the lecturer murdered the 20-year-old student. Although he attempted to frame the death as a suicide by forcing her to consume pesticide and writing a fake suicide note, police gathered digital proof to arrest him.
The relationship began when the student was completing her diploma at a polytechnic in Mancherial district in 2022, where the suspect worked as a contract faculty member. They became acquainted and developed a close relationship after he told her he would marry her.
The overman, who supervised the student during her coal mine internship and was a former student of the same lecturer, was arrested and remanded in judicial custody following allegations of sexual assault. Investigators indicated that the student's association with the overman triggered the lecturer's jealousy and subsequent plan to kill her.
