India, April 13 -- A 19-year-old college student was brutally murdered on Monday morning in the Sarkaghat sub division of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district.

The victim, identified as Siya Guleria, a resident of Nain village, was attacked while on her way to college.

The incident took place around 9:30 am as the girl was walking toward the Gopalpur bus stop. According to reports, a motorcycle-borne assailant intercepted her and slit her throat. The attacker also stabbed her multiple times in the neck and arm, causing her to collapse and die on the spot.

Local villagers acted swiftly to catch the fleeing assailant and handed him over to the police.

He was immediately taken into custody and the police are currently interrogating him to a...