Pregnant woman killed in alleged honour attack in Hubballi taluk, baby also dies
Hubballi: A 19-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn child died after a violent attack in what police are investigating as a case of honour killing in Inam Veerapur village near Belagali in Hubballi taluk on Sunday.
The victim is identified as Manya Vivekanand Doddamani. She had returned to her native village earlier this month, several months after marrying Vivekanand Doddamani, a man from a different caste. The marriage was solemnised in May 2025 and was reportedly opposed by her family.
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Police said Manya sustained grievous injuries after she was attacked with lethal weapons and later died at a private hospital in Hubballi late Sunday night. Her husband, Vivekanand, along with his parents, also suffered injuries in the assault and remain hospitalized.
According to initial information, tensions resurfaced after the couple returned to the village on December 8. On Sunday, a group of assailants allegedly attacked Vivekanand and his father while they were working in their agricultural field. The attackers later entered the house and assaulted Manya, her mother-in-law Renavva and others present.
Manya was rushed to hospital but could not be saved. Doctors confirmed the death of the unborn child as well.
Superintendent of Police Gunjan Arya said two persons have been identified as Prakashgouda Patil and Arungouda Patil and have been taken into custody. While a case has been registered against eight accused, the motive behind the attack and the exact sequence of events are under investigation.
While senior police officials aong with the Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar, visited the hospital to gather details from the injured, security has been tightened at the hospital and in the village to prevent further tension.
Police sources said that after the inter-caste marriage, authorities had earlier intervened. They had called both families for counselling and registering a preventive case following threats to the couple. Citing fear for their lives, Manya and Vivekanand had shifted to Haveri before returning to the village earlier this month.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
