A 25-year-old boy from Hyderabad was allegedly stabbed to death by his roommate in Austin, Texas, on Monday. IANS reported that the police have arrested G Sankeerth's roommate Sai Sandeep Goud, also from Hyderabad, in connection with the murder and are questioning him.

A third roommate, Prashant, told police that Sankeerth had a quarrel with Goud, who joined them early this month. “It seems Prashanth heard screams in the dead of the night and came out of his room only to find Sankeerth writhing in pain with a knife wound in the abdomen,” Sankeerth’s uncle Sudhakar told The Hindu.

Sankeerth's family at Kachiguda was informed on Tuesday. Sankeerth – who was working with a private company in the United States – had gone there around two-and-a-half years ago for his postgraduation degree. He had joined a company there three months ago after completing his degree.