ERNAKULAM: The mysterious death of 19-year-old aviation student Chithrapriya, who went missing from Mundangamattam near Malayattoor, has now been confirmed as a brutal murder, with her boyfriend Alan confessing to the crime, police said.
The accused has been taken into custody by the Kalady Police after he admitted to killing the girl by striking her on the head with a stone while under the influence of alcohol.
According to the police, the murder followed a heated argument triggered by suspicion, which escalated fatally due to the accused being in an intoxicated state.
During sustained interrogation, Alan confessed that the crime was committed in the early hours of Sunday during a drunken dispute.