2 Class X students held for murder of their school principal in Telangana

International2 Class X students held for murder of their school principal in TelanganaBy Web Desk-Aug 21, 2026Add ARY News on GoogleAAResizeNALGONDA: Police in Telangana  apprehended two juveniles (students of Class X) for the alleged brutal murder of their school principal from Nalgonda. The police zeroed in on the juveniles after sifting through a pool of 80 people, including history-sheeters, Nalgonda Superintendent of Police Sharat Chandra Pawar said. The victim, Rupa Reddy was the principal of Nagarjuna Public School in JB Colony, Kondamallepalli Mandal Centre in Nalgonda District. She resided in JB Colony with her husband Rajender Reddy. Rupa’s son Abhinav studies engineering in Hyderabad and the couple often went to the state capital to visit him. Rupa had been to Hyderabad with her husband as she had three consecutive days of holidays recently. As her husband had some work in Hyderabad, he stayed back while Rupa returned to Kondamallepalli alone on the morning of August 11. The SP said the two students had planned to rob Rupa and they had planned the details five days earlier. “The accused had assumed that Rupa would have cash in her house as it was the time when school fees are collected from the students,” he said. However, as the accused barged into Rupa’s residence, she recognized them following which they stabbed her 27 times and fled with whatever cash was kept in the house and a cellphone. The murder caused a sensation in Nalgonda and five police teams were formed to crack it. The teams tried to ascertain whether the assailants were habitual offenders and during the process examined footages from around 70 CCTV cameras installed in the area. Pawar said the school was closed for four days after the murder. “The teams inquired about the 13 students who had not been to school after it reopened. There were five students of Class X among them. It was reported that two of them were leading a lavish lifestyle lately. When they were detained and questioned, t...