Aparna, a 22-year-old resident of HSR Layout and a student of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Sector 1 was stabbed by her collegemate last year by Rana. He had mistaken her friendship for love but when he realised that she was in love with her office colleague Kaushik after graduating from NIFT, he couldn’t take it anymore.
On October 16, 2017, Rana went to her house in HSR Layout and finding them together, stabs both of them with a knife. While Kaushik dies instantly due to repeated stabs, Aparna was rushed to the hospital where she recovered. Hearing the cries, when the neighbours rush towards the house, Rana jumps off the house on the first floor. The impact on the ground immobilised Rana and he was caught by the public who handed him over the patrolling police vehicle that arrived soon after.
Last week, the court found Rana guilty of murder and sentenced him for ten years with a fine of Rs 25,000 that he is supposed to give to the family of Kaushik who died.
