Law enforcement officials in Kerala are investigating a homicide involving an 18-year-old woman, Nithya, who was allegedly killed by a man identified as Nishanth. According to police reports, the incident involved a violent assault where the victim was first strangled. Following the strangulation, the suspect reportedly used a stone to repeatedly strike the victim, resulting in her death at the scene.

After the physical assault, the suspect allegedly set the victim's body on fire. Police have taken the suspect into custody, though specific details regarding the motive or the relationship between the two individuals beyond the description of them as 'lovers' have not been fully elaborated upon in initial reports. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities gather evidence to formalize charges against the suspect. The brutality of the incident has drawn local attention, though official statements have remained focused on the sequence of events leading to the discovery of the body.