Room-mate kills Indian youth in US

A city youth, Guda Sankeerth (25) employed in Austin, Texas in the USA, was stabbed to death by his room-mate K Sai Sandeep Goud (27) on Monday.

The victim’s parents G Vijay Kumar and Ramadevi reside in Kachiguda here. Sankeerth, who completed MS in the USA, later found a job there. The incident occurred on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.

The police took accused Goud into custody. According to the Austin Police, Goud, also a native of Hyderabad, had joined Sankeerth as a roommate a fortnight ago. One of their common friends, Praneeth, told Telugu TV channels here that there was a minor tiff between the duo following which he found Sankeerth profusely bleeding from stab wounds.
Acting on a phone call, the Austin Police went to Colonial Village at Quarry Oaks apartment complex, located at 6263 McNeil Drive around 3.30 am.