Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Telangana Nursing Student Allegedly Killed After Rejecting Advances
Harini was an 18-year-old nursing student in Telangana.
She was found dead at her home on September 22.
At first, police treated her death as suspicious.
A medical examination later said she had been strangled.
Police then changed the case to murder.
They arrested D Pavan Kumar, who they say had been pursuing Harini.
Police allege he killed her after she rejected him.
The investigation is still continuing to determine exactly what happened.
Eighteen-year-old BS Nursing student I Harini was found dead at her home on September 22.
A post-mortem examination indicated that Harini died from strangulation, prompting police to treat the case as murder.
Police identified D Pavan Kumar as the main accused and took him into custody.
Investigators allege Kumar strangled Harini with a wire, possibly a bike clutch wire, after she rejected his advances.
Harini was studying BSc Nursing and had returned to her village during college holidays shortly before her death.
- Who
- Eighteen-year-old nursing student I Harini was killed, and police identified D Pavan Kumar as the main accused.
- What
- Harini’s death was initially treated as suspicious but was later investigated as a murder after a post-mortem indicated strangulation.
- When
- Harini was found dead on September 22; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Her home in Vengannapalem village, Julurupadu mandal, Telangana.
- Why
- Police allege she was killed after rejecting Pavan Kumar’s advances.
- Victim
- I Harini, an 18-year-old BS Nursing student
- Accused
- D Pavan Kumar
- Date found dead
- September 22
- Initial case status
- Suspicious death
- Cause of death
- Strangulation, according to the post-mortem examination
- Alleged weapon
- A wire, possibly a bike clutch wire
- Investigation status
- The accused is in police custody and the investigation is continuing