A 19-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her neighbour while she was alone at her Dombivli home on Tuesday. The accused first allegedly tried to rape her and when she refused, he strangled her to death. The incident was registered at Ramnagar police station and investigation is on.

The girl is a BSc student and was living with her mother in Ramnagar area since 2002. The 22-year-old accused Deepak Bhanage, who is unemployed, came to live in the same building on the ground floor four-five years ago. On Tuesday evening, when the victim's mother had gone to a relative's place for a function, she returned to see her daughter unconscious on the floor. She rushed her to hospital but she was declared dead on arrival.