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College student brutally murdered in Konkan over one-sided love, accused arrested
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News18•19-10-2026, 09:23
College student brutally murdered in Konkan over one-sided love, accused arrested
- •Twenty-three-year-old college student Damini Kiran Palav was brutally murdered in Kudal taluka of Sindhudurg district.
- •The accused, Sahil Vishram Dhuri, stabbed Damini 17 to 18 times with a knife due to a one-sided obsession.
- •The local crime branch cracked the case within five hours using technical data and CCTV footage, arresting the accused from his residence.
- •Initial investigations revealed that the two met on Instagram two years ago, and the murder was triggered by the victim rejecting his repeated proposals.
- •The local court has remanded the accused in police custody until October 24 as further investigation is underway.
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Primary investigations revealed that 22-year-old Sahil Vishram Dhuri murdered 23-year-old hotel management student Damini Palav out of one-sided love by stabbing her 17 to 18 times with a knife near a stream in Varde village.
The local crime investigation team detained Sahil Dhuri from his residence in Math village at around 11:30 PM on Saturday, and a local court subsequently remanded him in police custody until October 24.
An eyewitness spotted a man in a black shirt fleeing the crime scene on a Splendor motorcycle, allowing police to trace him using CCTV footage from Digas, vehicle registration details, and technical data.
