The 20-year-old’s murder has left thousands of students in Cyberjaya’s largely unmonitored dorms fearing for their lives

The brutal murder of a 20-year-old university student in her dormitory has renewed scrutiny on safety lapses in Cyberjaya, a township hailed in the 1990s as Malaysia’s Silicon Valley but now notorious for crime.

Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara, a University of Cyberjaya undergraduate, was found dead on Tuesday due to blunt force trauma to the head, Sepang district police said on Thursday.

“Investigation at the scene found no signs of forced entry into the victim’s residence. Further examination of the victim’s body revealed injuries to the head,” said district police chief Norhizam Bahaman.

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