Family Alleges Kerala Medical Student Was Tortured Before Murder in Uzbekistan; Seeks Detailed Probe
Family alleges repeated religious pressure and brutal assault as Kerala police register a case and seek a second postmortem to confirm injuries.
- On Thursday, July 9, 2026, the body of Savariya Basanth, a 21-year-old Kerala medical student, underwent a second postmortem at Alappuzha Government Medical College Hospital following her alleged murder in Uzbekistan on July 3.
- Fellow student Sadarul Anam, 22, allegedly murdered Savariya at Bukhara State Medical University after she refused to convert to his religion; Uzbek authorities arrested him.
- Savariya's maternal uncle Janeesh, who traveled to Uzbekistan to retrieve her body, alleged she suffered "brutal marks of torture from her legs to her head," contradicting initial reports of a single laptop attack.
- On Wednesday, the Kerala Police registered a case after Savariya's parents filed a complaint with the District Police Chief, initiating legal proceedings in the state.
- Following the re-postmortem proceedings, Savariya's funeral took place at her residence in Pallippad on Thursday, with findings from the second examination expected to assist the ongoing investigation.
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Kerala Medical Student Killed In Uzbekistan By Fellow Student; Family Alleges Conversion Bid
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Kerala Medical Student's Family Alleges Classmate Sadarul Anam Pressured Her To Convert, Brutally Tortured Her Before Murder In Uzbekistan
The family of 22-year-old Malayali medical student Savariya Basanth, who was allegedly murdered by her classmate in Uzbekistan, has claimed that she was brutally assaulted before her death and had been subjected to repeated pressure to convert her religion, as reported in The New Indian Express. Savariya, a native of Pilappuzha in Haripad, Alappuzha district, was allegedly killed by her classmate, 22-year-old Sadarul Anam, a native of Pulamantho…
Kerala student's murder in Uzbekistan: Family says she was subjected to brutal assault, forced to convert
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