Students detained for murder of Nalgonda school principal; Roopa Reddy was found with 27 stab wounds
Police in Nalgonda have detained two students in connection with the murder of school principal Kallu Roopa Reddy. The suspects allegedly targeted the victim due to a grudge stemming from her decision to terminate one of them from the school.
Why it matters
The incident highlights serious concerns regarding school safety and the escalation of student-teacher conflicts into violent criminal acts.
A grudge allegedly led two students to murder 49-year-old school principal Kallu Roopa Reddy, with Nalgonda police detaining the two in connection with the crime. She was the principal of Nagarjuna Public School in Kondamallepally.
Roopa Reddy was found murdered with 27 stab wounds at her house in JB Colony, the mandal headquarters. She lived with her husband, Rajender Reddy, who was in Hyderabad on work when the incident occurred, according to the police.
Following the murder, police questioned more than 50 people, including her husband, but could not initially arrive at a conclusion. The breakthrough came when investigators closely examined footage from a surveillance camera installed near her house.
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