The condition of Pavan Kalyan, the 21-year-old BCA student who stabbed a girl to death at Presidency University before trying to kill himself on Monday, January 2, is improving. However, he continues to be in a serious condition, the police said.

Kalyan had stabbed Layasmitha, a 19-year-old BTech student of Presidency University in Rajanukunte, Karnataka and had stabbed himself in the chest and abdomen, as stated in a report by The New Indian Express. “He underwent a surgery at Bowring Hospital. Doctors have said that the stab injury was not deep and he is responding to the treatment... but he is still in a serious condition. We are waiting for him to recover so that we can record his statement and complete the arrest formalities,” the police said.

Following a complaint by the parents of the victim, the police have booked members of the university management on charges of negligence.

Meanwhile, the police have established that Layasmitha and Kalyan, who were relatives, were in contact with each other and Kalyan decided to murder Layasmitha and end his life as she had turned down his proposal multiple times. “It was a planned murder and he stabbed her five times. The girl died after the first stab which caused ruptures in her heart muscles,” the police added.