Andhra crime: Youth stabbed to death outside home in Kurnool, kin wants his interfaith relationship probed

Kurnool murder: Local Hindu activists claimed that Pawan was in a relationship with a Muslim woman and this might have led to the murder. The allegation was backed by his family who said that tension persisted in the area over the relationship.

Updated Mar 9, 2023 | 12:54 PM IST

Written by: Bechu S

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Andhra: A youngster was murdered outside his house in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool in the early hours of Thursday, reports said. The victim, identified as D Pawan, was allegedly stabbed to death around midnight when he stepped out of his residence in Kurnool's Shareen Nagar to answer nature's call.

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Pawan was quickly rushed to the hospital by his family members who were alerted by his screams for help, Ch Srinivas, DCP Maheswaram said. He later succumbed to the injuries at the Osmania Hospital.

"The murder was reported around 12:00 AM. He came out to use the washroom. His family was still awake and came out after hearing him shouting. They saw two people were running away and Pawan was profusely bleeding injuries," he said.

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According to the DCP, more details are expected to come out as the investigation progresses. "Did he go out on his own or was he asked by someone to step out of his house? What is the exact reason for the crime? These are to be found out," he said.

Meanwhile, local Hindu activists claimed that Pawan was in a relationship with a Muslim woman and this might have led to the murder. The allegation was backed by his family who said that tension persisted in the area over the relationship.

"My son had an affair with a Muslim woman. Even we had objected to it. But yesterday, a small issue happened. We got to know that the girl made some recordings and they demanded an amount of Rs 3 lakhs. We told them that it was not possible to give that much money," Pawan's kin claimed.

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Later, they were summoned by the girl's family for a discussion, they said. "When we reached, our son said that the issue might escalate and he asked us to leave. Later, he returned home and had dinner. After some time, when he stepped out to use the washroom and we heard him shouting. Outside, we found he was brutally stabbed by two unknown men," Pawan's family added.

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