Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 29 (ANI): A 20-year-old youth has been held for allegedly killing a minor girl by slitting her throat at Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram, said police on Wednesday.

The victim, a 17-year-old was found with her throat slit outside her house a little after midnight. According to the police, the accused and the victim were friends.

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The accused has been identified as Gopu. As per police, Gopu called the minor girl out of her house and slit her throat after a quarrel around 1.30 am.

The reason behind the alleged murder is not known yet.

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She was a first-year degree student at Sree Sankara College. (ANI)

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