Particle.news
Download on the App Store
15 ARTICLES
·
3mo ago

Father Among Three Arrested After Pregnant Karnataka Woman Killed Over Inter-Caste Marriage

Earlier police warnings, mediation efforts, undertakings all failed to prevent the fatal attack.

Police have arrested three persons, including the victim's father, in connection with the incident that occurred on Sunday evening.
Representational image.
Image
Image

Overview

  • Manya, about six months pregnant, died at a Hubballi private hospital after an evening assault in Inam Veerapur village, Dharwad.
  • Police arrested her father Prakashgouda Patil and relatives Veeranagouda and Arunagouda, and registered a murder case at the Hubballi Rural police station.
  • Investigators cite opposition to her marriage to Vivekananda, who is from a Scheduled Caste, as the suspected motive in what police and media describe as an alleged honour killing.
  • Accounts say assailants first targeted her husband and father-in-law in nearby fields before entering the house and attacking Manya and others; weapons reported include pipes and agricultural implements.
  • The couple had married in May, moved to Haveri after threats, and returned to the village on December 8; multiple relatives remain hospitalized as senior officers oversee a continuing probe with heightened security.