Vijayapura: Minor girl killed after setting her ablaze for denying love proposal; two accused held
Vijayapura, Dec 3: Irked over rejecting the love proposal and informing her parents, two persons have set a minor girl ablaze after pouring kerosene on her and killed at Ratnapura in Thrikota in the district on Monday.
The victim has been identified as Prajakta Balabheema Narale (14) of Rathnapura village. The accused Shankarappa Hipparaka (24) and Mohan Edave (19) of Rathnapura village were arrested. The accused have been forcing the girl to love them. But the girl rejected their proposal and informed this to her parents. Later, her parents kept her at home without sending her to the school, it is said.
But disappointed over this, the accused barged into her house when she was alone at home and poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze before fleeing the scene. She succumbed to the burn injuries, sources said.
Thrikota police registered a case and investigating it.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
