She Refused To Marry Colleague In Hyderabad, Killed With Kitchen Knife

A young woman in Hyderabad was killed allegedly by a colleague who had been harassing her for months, less than a month after another woman was set on fire by a stalker. 24-year-old Bonu Janaki was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife and also strangled inside her home.

Anand Ananthappa, who worked with Janaki at a supermarket, has been arrested. A senior police officer said Anand had been harassing Janaki and wanted to marry her but she had repeatedly refused him. Janaki had even complained to her colleagues, who had apparently tried to talk him out of his obsession.

Police have arrested Anand Anand Ananthappa and charged him with murder. Roopa told the police that Janaki had been looking forward to going home for Sankranti or the harvest festival. Janaki had come from Srikakulam district to Hyderabad for work three years ago; she was the only breadwinner in the family.