Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Madhapur OYO Murder Case: Police Arrest Woman’s Friend
Police in Madhapur, Hyderabad, arrested Srinivas Raviteja after a woman was found dead in an OYO hotel room.
The woman was Sharon Nikitha Topno, who was reportedly his friend.
Police said the two entered the hotel on the 21st.
Investigators allege that Raviteja killed her that night.
He reportedly told hotel workers that she had become unconscious.
Police found injuries and bloodstains in the room.
Raviteja went to his home afterward and reportedly tried to harm himself.
He was later hospitalized and taken into police custody after being discharged.
Police said he confessed that marriage pressure was a reason for the killing.
Madhapur police arrested Srinivas Raviteja in connection with the murder of Sharon Nikitha Topno.
Police said the accused and victim checked into an OYO room in Siddiqui Nagar on the 21st.
Investigators allege Raviteja killed Topno that night and told hotel staff she had become unconscious.
Forensic teams found injuries on the victim’s face and head, along with bloodstains in the room.
Raviteja reportedly attempted suicide after returning home and was taken into custody after leaving hospital.
- Who
- Srinivas Raviteja was arrested in the death of Sharon Nikitha Topno, both reportedly from Visakhapatnam.
- What
- A young woman was allegedly murdered in an OYO hotel room, and police arrested her friend.
- When
- The pair checked into the room on the 21st; police said the killing occurred that same night, with the arrest following Raviteja’s hospital discharge.
- Where
- The incident occurred at an OYO hotel in Siddiqui Nagar, Madhapur, Hyderabad.
- Why
- Police said Raviteja confessed that he killed Topno because she was pressuring him to marry her.
- Accused
- Srinivas Raviteja
- Victim
- Sharon Nikitha Topno
- Location
- OYO hotel, Siddiqui Nagar, Madhapur, Hyderabad
- Police station
- Madhapur police
- Case section
- Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Forensic findings
- Injuries on the victim’s face and head, plus bloodstains on the walls and bedsheet
- Post-murder movement
- The accused reportedly returned to Edumetla Marripalem and later received treatment at KGH Hospital in Visakhapatnam