18-year-old girl hacked to death by father in Bidar after she refused to marry
Bidar (Karnataka), Feb 8 (PTI): A 18-year-old girl was hacked to death by her father after she allegedly refused to marry a person of his interest, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred on Friday at around 3 pm in Aurad taluka of this district, they said.
Police said the accused father, identified as Motiram, was arrested in connection with the incident.
According to the police, the girl was hacked to death by her father. She had an affair with a boy from her caste. Last month, she eloped with him following which a complaint was lodged by her parents. Both of them were secured by the police and the girl was safely handed over to her parents.
Later, both the girl and the boy ended their relationship. The girl's father also faced a lot of humiliation because of her affair.
On Friday, the victim's father tried to convince the girl to marry someone of his interest. But she refused saying she was not interested in marrying anyone. This angered him and in a fit of rage, he allegedly thrashed her with a wooden stick and hit her head. He then allegedly strangled her using a rope, which led to her death, a senior police officer said.
When the incident happened, the victim's mother was not at home as she had gone to fetch water, he said.
"We have registered a case of murder at Santhpur police station and arrested the accused father in connection with the incident," he added.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
