The police on Friday arrested a teenager on the charge of killing a fellow worker Lanke Durga (22) for rejecting his love in Tarapet in the city on May 8.
Durga, a worker in New Andhra Leather Company, was murdered at around 11.30 a.m. The body was found lying in a pool of blood at her owner's house. Following a complaint, One Town Circle Inspector K. Hanumantha Rao registered a case and took up investigation.
The 16-year-old accused, a native of a town in Tamil Nadu, joined the leather company one year ago. He proposed to Durga and was pestering her to reciprocate. However, Durga refused to oblige and started avoiding him.
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Conspiracy
As Durga agreed to marry another worker Hari, the accused bore grudge against her and hatched a conspiracy to eliminate her. He followed Durga when she went to her owner's house on May 8 and sneaked into the premises. He then tried in vain to put pressure on her to marry him. The duo had some altercation over the issue.
In a fit of rage, the accused allegedly pushed Durga following which she fell down. The accused then hit Durga with a boulder, killing her on the spot. Later, he escaped from the scene of crime.
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The police, who kept a vigil on the workers in the company and the neighbours in the vicinity, suspected the behaviour of the boy and took him into custody. During questioning, he spilled the beans.