Vasireddy consoles family members

PNS|Guntur

The brutal murder of medical student Pinnamaneni Tapasvi sent shockwaves across the State and condemnations started pouring in.
AP Women’s Commission Chairperson Vasireddy Padma consoled the parents and the family members of the deceased Tapasvi who was killed by a jilted lover at Takkellapadu village last night.

Talking to the media, Vasireddy Padma on Tuesday said that she was unable to digest the brutal murder of the girl and she felt so much pain when she saw the body in the mortuary. Describing the incident as a heinous act, she condemned the murder of Tapasvi.

The accused, as per a plan, attacked the girl and stabbed her to death, Vasireddy Padma said. She underlined the need for rigorous punishment of the offenders of such crimes. She said that the police counselled the accused earlier but he did not mend his ways.

Meanwhile, the postmortem of the slain medico was completed and the body was handed over to the parents. The body was taken to the Pinnamaneni Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and the funeral would be held at Krishnapuram village after her sister returns from abroad, family members said.

Meanwhile, the police held Tapaswi’s friend Vibha in whose presence the brutal murder took place at her house in Takkellapadu village. The police took Vibha to the police station and she was questioned as part of the investigation.

Meanwhile, a pall of gloom descended on the Krishnapuram village and the family of Pinnamaneni Gopala Krishna as their dream of Tapasvi becoming a doctor was shuttered. Pinnamaneni Gopala Krishna, the grandfather of the deceased girl lamented that he was dreaming that his granddaughter would come home as Doctor but came lifelessly.

He said that she was studying final year of MBBS at Siddartha Medical College. The father of the slain Tapaswi is working as CEO at a corporate company in Mumbai.