Hyderabad youth allegedly murdered by roommate in US  

Hyderabad: A youth from Hyderabad was allegedly stabbed to death by his room-mate in the US.

According to information reaching the family of Gundam Sankirth (25) here on Tuesday, he was murdered in his room in Austin, Texas late on July 18.

Police detained Sai Sandeep Goud (27), one of the roommates of the victim and were questioning him.

Another room-mate of Sankirth told police “I was sleeping in the bedroom while Sankirth and Sandeep were chatting in another room. I woke up suddenly when I heard some noise and found Sankirth crying for help with a stab wound in his abdomen. A panic-stricken Sandeep was pacing around in the hall,” he recalled.

Sankirth had gone to the US two and a half years ago for studying Master of Science programme and after completing the education, had joined a job in Austin three months ago.

Goud had reportedly checked into his room early this month.

Sankirth’s father G. Vijaykumar, a government employee and mother Ramadevi were shocked on receiving the news. A pall of gloom descended on their house located at Badi Chowdi in Sultan Bazar. Relatives said they were making efforts to bring home the body by the weekend.