B'luru: Jilted lover stabs 17-year-old girl near college for avoiding him after parent's disapproval
Bengaluru: A 28-year-old man, identified as Chetan DN, allegedly attacked a 17-year-old pre-university student with a knife near her college in Ramanagara, and subsequently abducted her in an SUV on Monday morning.
The incident unfolded as concerned citizens hurled stones at his vehicle while police rapidly pursued him, ultimately leading to his arrest.
The incident transpired around 9 am, when Chetan DN, a resident of Dalimba village near Sathanur, approached the college where the victim, also from the same village, was studying. The victim's parents had reportedly expressed disapproval of their relationship due to differing castes, and the girl had been avoiding Chetan after their warning.
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Chetan, who worked as an SUV driver at a factory, confronted the girl near her college. When she declined to enter his vehicle, he resorted to attacking her with a knife. The girl suffered injuries on her shoulder, hands, and back, resulting in severe bleeding. Panicked students witnessed the incident and scrambled for safety. Some locals and students tried to intervene, but Chetan forcibly placed her in his SUV and sped away, despite the onlookers throwing stones at his vehicle.
Alerted authorities initiated a police chase, causing Chetan to navigate the town before attempting to evade capture by heading towards Channapatna. With exit routes blocked, he circled back to Ramanagara, ultimately taking the victim to a private hospital in the town. The entire ordeal lasted approximately 45 minutes.
Upon reaching the hospital, Chetan was apprehended by the police. During interrogation, he confessed that he was driven by anger due to the girl's avoidance. Authorities have registered cases of attempted murder and kidnapping against him. The victim remains in critical condition and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
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'War no solution, terrorists must be hunted down': Raj Thackeray
Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray said war was not a solution to the problem of terrorism, and the government should give priority to finding the perpetrators of terror attacks.
On a day Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, he said the government must be questioned about why a terror attack could take place in Pahalgam in the first place.
"War is no answer to a terrorist attack. In the US, they (terrorists) toppled the Twin Towers, attacked the Pentagon. The US did not wage a war. They killed those terrorists," said the MNS chief, speaking to reporters here.
"You have not found the terrorists who attacked (tourists in Pahalgam). Why there was no security in a place where thousands of tourists are going for the last many years? It is more important to carry out a combing operation inside our country and find them out. The airstrike, distracting people....this, war can not be the solution," he added.
Instead of Wednesday's planned mock drill of Civil Defence, a "combing operation" should be carried out all over the country, Thackeray further said.
Criticizing what he called a misplaced show of strength, Thackeray said, "There seems to be a desire to create a war-like situation in another country. Now we see mock drills and sirens (going off). But we need to ask the fundamental question, why did this (attack in Pahalgam on April 22 in which 26 civilians were killed) happen in the first place?"
He also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his itinerary in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack. "The prime minister was in Saudi Arabia when this (terror attack) happened, and he returned early, only to go to Bihar for campaigning. That was not necessary. He went to Kerala for the inauguration of Adani's port and later came to Mumbai for the WAVES function. If the situation was so grave, all this could have been avoided," said the MNS chief who had backed Modi during the 2024 general elections.
The government's failures need to be pointed out, Thackeray said, adding the country does not need a symbolic response. "Find the terrorists, dismantle their networks, and tackle the drug menace that is spreading through our streets," he said.
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