Two Class 10 Students Detained in Telangana Principal Murder

Two Class 10 students have been detained in connection with the brutal murder of a school principal and director in Telangana's Nalgonda district, police said on August 19. The victim, 49-year-old Kallu Roopa Reddy, was found dead with multiple stab wounds at her home in Kondamallepally on August 12.

According to police, the students allegedly killed Roopa Reddy, the principal and director of Nagarjuna Public School, for money. One of the students also reportedly held a grudge against her for issuing him a transfer certificate. The crime occurred while her husband, Rajender Reddy, was in Hyderabad for work.

Roopa Reddy had returned to Kondamallepally alone on August 10 after a trip to Hyderabad with her husband. She attended school on August 10 and was last seen there around 6:30 p.m. When she did not appear at school the next day and her husband could not reach her by phone, he grew concerned. He contacted a local police officer who lived nearby, and a search party was formed.

The officer, accompanied by neighbors, entered the house and discovered Roopa Reddy's body. A police official stated she had suffered about 27 stab wounds, indicating the brutality of the attack. The...