A 48-year-old school principal was stabbed to death by unidentified people at her residence in Telangana’s Nalgonda district, police said, adding that people known to the victim might have killed her.
Police subsequently reached the scene and examined the premises with a dog squad. The police are examining the possibility that people familiar to Roopa Reddy may have committed the murder. Family disputes and other possible motives are also being investigated.
The deceased was identified as Kallu Roopa Reddy, 48, principal and director of Nagarjuna Grammar English Medium School in Kondamallepally. “She remained at the school until around 5.30 pm and returned home, which is closer to the school, telling her colleagues that some friends were expected to visit her. “The victim had suffered about 27 stab wounds, indicating the brutality of the attack.
Roopa Reddy had gone to Hyderabad with her husband Kallu Rajender Reddy during the three-day holiday beginning Saturday, according to the police. No cash or valuables were missing from the house, ruling out theft as an apparent motive at this stage,” said the DSP, who along with inspector Naveen Kumar and sub-inspector Ajmeer Ramesh, rushed to the spot. The incident happened at JB Colony of Kondamallepally mandal headquarters on Wednesday. As Rajender Reddy had some work in Hyderabad, she returned alone to Kondamallepally on Tuesday morning and attended school. However, she did not come to the school on Wednesday and when her husband called her, he could not reach her,” Devarakonda deputy superintendent of police MV Srinivas Rao told reporters.
A case was registered based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s son, Abhinav Reddy, and further investigation is under way, Srinivas Rao said.
