Vishakhapatnam: A young man attacked on a 17 year old girl and silted her throat with a sharpen weapon on Saturday, who rejected his love proposal. According to the police the victim Vara Lakshmi was attacked by Anil on the road near Sai baba Temple, Sundarayya colony in Gajuvaka.

Where the young man is said to have intercepted her after an argument, Anil after the heated argument slit her throat with a sharp-edged weapon. The victim died on the spot.

The accused has been taken into custody. Police suspect he was angered because the girl apparently “rejected him.