Hubballi: A 21-year-old woman was stabbed to death inside her own home by an acquaintance in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. According to police reports, the assailant allegedly committed this heinous act after the victim rejected his love proposal.
At around 5:45 am, 23-year-old Vishwa, also known as Girish Sawant, knocked on the door of Anjali Ambigera's house in the Veerapur Oni area, located within the jurisdiction of the Bendigeri police station limits.
A senior police officer said that when she opened the door, Vishwa fatally stabbed her with a knife before fleeing the scene.
Police have registered a case of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code against the accused individual. Additionally, law enforcement teams have been mobilised to apprehend the perpetrator.
Man beheads minor girl after their marriage put off
Earlier this month, a 16-year-old girl was brutally killed by a man. The 32-year-old man allegedly chopped off her head and took it along with him after their proposed marriage was put off as she was a minor. According to the police, the man has been identified as Prakash, who is yet to be arrested. The incident occurred at Surlabbi village, they added.
The victim, identified as Meena, had recently completed her SSLC examinations. The engagement between Meena and Prakash was fixed, but intervention from the Child Welfare Department occurred when concerns were raised about the legality of the union. Officials from the Child Helpline and the department counselled both families, cautioning them about the legal implications under the POCSO Act and Child Marriage Act should they proceed with the marriage.
Both families then agreed that only after Meena attained the age of 18 she would be married to Prakash. The officials and the groom's family then left the place. However, at around 5.30 pm on Thursday, Prakash barged into Meena's house, kicked her father and assaulted her mother with a sharp-edged weapon, generally used for cutting trees. He then dragged the girl outside for about 100 metres, chopped off her head and fled the scene with it, Superintendent of Police (Kodagu), Ramarajan K, told the media.
The victim's father and mother were admitted to a hospital where the woman was treated for her injuries. Her father did not receive any visible cut injuries, he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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