The Bengaluru police have registered a case against the man accused of stabbing and killing a 19-year-old college student at the Presidency College in Yelahanka on Monday, January 2. Police officials at the Rajanukunte police station registered a case of murder against Pavan Kalyan and the management of Presidency College. Pavan stabbed Layasmitha, a student at the college, repeatedly on her chest, inside the college premises on Monday. Layasmitha was rushed to the nearby Raksha Hospital but she was declared dead on arrival. Pavan stabbed himself after attacking Layasmitha and is currently in hospital.
Layasmitha’s mother Rajeshwari said in her complaint, “Pavan Kalyan was in love with my daughter. As my daughter didn’t reciprocate, he decided to kill her. He escorted her out of the classroom and stabbed her chest and other body parts multiple times.”
Layasmitha’s family also raised complaints about the security arrangements at the institute. “This is such a huge lapse in security, we had sent her here thinking this is a reputed university, she will be safe here and can study well. How could they allow a boy from a different institution inside? They do not let even family members inside without security checks and passes. We hold the institution responsible for her death,” Rajakumar, Layasmitha’s uncle, told TNM.
Though Pavan Kalyan was not from the same college, he was acquainted with Layasmitha as they hail from the same village in Mulbagal taluk in Kolar district of Karnataka. He is a BCA student from Nrupathunga University in the city.