00:00Two 19-year-olds were charged in the magistrate's court today with murder and abetment in the death of a university student in Cyberjaya two weeks ago.
00:09M. Sridharvian and his partner D. Tineshwari nodded after the charges were read before magistrate Kairato Anima Jelani.
00:16According to the charge sheet, Sridharvian was accused of murdering Manisha Prikhor Akhara between 9.11pm and 11.31pm on June 23rd
00:25and charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty for over 30 to 40 years in jail, plus at least 12 strokes of the cane.
00:35Meanwhile, Tineshwari was charged with abetting Sridharvian under Section 109 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 302, which carries the same penalties.
00:45University of Cyberjaya student Manisha Prikhor Akhara was found dead in her condominium unit by a friend at about 10am on June 24th.
00:52She had been staying in the unit with five other students, but her housemates had reportedly returned to their hometowns for the holidays on June 21st.
