Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Young Woman Stabbed to Death by Friend in Kerala
Dilsha was a 20-year-old woman who worked at a resort in Kerala.
Police say her friend Jithu asked her to meet him outside the resort.
The two talked for a while.
Police say Jithu then used a knife to stab her repeatedly in the throat.
Dilsha was taken to a nearby hospital.
She died from her injuries there.
Police took Jithu into custody soon after the incident.
Police said the attack followed a dispute between the two, who had been in a relationship.
A 20-year-old woman identified as Dilsha was stabbed to death in Kozhencherry, Kerala.
Police said the incident occurred between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Jithu, allegedly called Dilsha outside the resort where she worked.
A staff member told police that Jithu repeatedly stabbed Dilsha in the throat with a knife.
Dilsha was taken to a nearby hospital and later died; police took Jithu into custody.
- Who
- Dilsha, a 20-year-old resort receptionist, was killed; police took her friend Jithu into custody.
- What
- Dilsha was allegedly stabbed repeatedly in the throat and died from her injuries.
- When
- Tuesday, between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.
- Where
- Outside a resort in Kozhencherry, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala.
- Why
- Police said the alleged attack followed a dispute between Jithu and Dilsha, who had been in a relationship.
- Victim
- Dilsha, 20
- Accused
- Jithu
- Location
- Kozhencherry, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala
- Approximate time
- Between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday
- Weapon
- Knife
- Police action
- Jithu was taken into custody soon after the incident
- Victim's occupation
- Receptionist at a resort