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A surprising case has come to light from a private school in Nalgonda district of Telangana. A few days ago, school principal Roopa Reddy was murdered. Now in this case the police have arrested two minor students of class 10th of the same school. According to the police, both of them allegedly committed the crime with the intention of theft. The matter became more shocking when investigation revealed that the principal was stabbed 27 times with a knife. Police have recovered Rs 1.51 lakh in cash and an iPhone from one of the accused.

School principal Roopa Reddy was alone in her house on August 11 and never returned home. He was murdered just after leaving the house. The most important clue in the investigation has been found by the police from his last phone call. Shortly before this incident, Roopa Reddy had talked to one of her aunties.

How was the phone call revealed?

Roopa Reddy was talking to her aunty on the phone. He reportedly said the word Babu for the last time on the phone and soon after that his phone got switched off. She usually used this word for students. For this reason, the police started investigating those people, including school students and staff, who knew about Roopa Reddy's daily routine.

How were the accused caught?

During investigation, the police came to know that after this incident, two class 10 students had suddenly started spending a lot of money. Suddenly he also started partying with his friends and that is why the police found his sudden change in behavior suspicious. According to Nalgonda SP Sharat Chandra Pawar, both the minors were detained on Wednesday morning on this basis. During interrogation and search, Rs 1.51 lakh and an iPhone were recovered from a student. The student initially claimed that the money was given to him by his parents, but forensic examination found traces of human blood on the cash.

There was a clash earlier also

Police investigation revealed that one of the two students had become the target of Roopa Reddy about 15 days ago. The school principal and some staff had seen the mobile phone and cash in his bag. After this he was reprimanded. According to the police, Rupa had thrown him out of the hostel. However, after that incident he was allowed to attend regular classes. His parents were also informed about his behaviour. Police suspect that the student, angered by this action, decided to target Roopa.

According to the police, the accused student knew that fees were being collected in the school on August 11 and that there could be a huge amount of money in Rupa's house. Due to this greed, both of them allegedly planned the murder about five days ago. He arranged for gloves and knives and conducted recce of the area. According to the police, both of them had even checked the location of the CCTV cameras installed around the house, so that they would not be caught after the incident.

attacked 27 times

According to the police, on August 11, both the accused allegedly reached Roopa's house. One student climbed the boundary wall of the house and went inside, while the other kept vigil outside. The student who entered inside was allegedly looking for cash. At that very moment Rupa saw him. According to the police, the accused was afraid that Roopa would recognize him and inform the police about him. Due to this fear, he allegedly attacked Rupa with a knife and stabbed her 27 times. After this he fled with about Rs 2.5 lakh in cash.

Police said that after the murder, the accused threw the clothes he was wearing in a drain so that the evidence could be destroyed. However, during investigation the police caught both of them. Both the minors have been produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and the process of sending them to a juvenile home is underway.