Chamarajnagar: A government school teacher in Kollegal town has requested the president of the Savitha Samaja in the taluk to ensure that school children are not given haircuts similar to Kannada film star Sudeep in his new movie 'Hebbuli' at the hair salons owned by Savitha Samaja members.

In a formal letter to the president of the Savitha Samaja on Tuesday, M Shantharaju, who is the Kannada teacher at the Government High School, Kollegal, has put forth his request to ask members of the association to refuse the 'Hebbuli' film-style haircut if asked for by school children who visit their salons. "We have already told the children in classes not to get their hair cut in the style; we have requested their parents about the matter too. In spite of this, some of the children get such haircuts, apparently in mockery of teachers. I am, therefore, requesting you to tell the members of Savitha Samaja not to agree if school children ask for such a haircut," the teacher has written.

Shantharaju, who shared his concerns with the Vartha Bharati correspondent, said, "It is not just about the 'Hebbuli' style. School children get their hair cut in other odd styles too. Our appeals to parents to prevent this have proven futile, as they expressed helplessness in the matter. I wrote to the Savitha Samaja president, explaining the matter and asking for support. The president has responded positively and also called for a meeting of barbers and salon owners on Tuesday to inform them of our request."

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Ranchi (PTI): A 25-year-old man, who works as a butcher, allegedly strangled to death his live-in partner and chopped her body into 40 to 50 pieces in a forested area in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Naresh Bhengra, was arrested.

The matter came to light after around a fortnight after the killing when a stray dog was found with human body parts near Jordag village in Jariagarh police station on November 24.

Bhengra was in a live-in relationship with the deceased, a 24-year-old woman also from Khunti district, in Tamil Nadu for the past couple of years. Sometime back, he returned to Jharkhand, got married to another woman without telling his partner anything and went back to the southern state without his wife to join her.

"The brutal incident occurred on November 8 when they reached Khunti as the accused who had married another woman did not wish to take her home. Instead, he took her to a forest near his house at Jordag village in Jariagarh police station and chopped the body into pieces. The man has been arrested," Khunti Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar told PTI.

Inspector Ashok Singh who investigated the case said the man worked in a butcher shop in Tamil Nadu and was expert in slicing chicken.

“He admitted chopping the body parts of the woman into 40 to 50 pieces before leaving those in the forest for wild animals to feast on. The police recovered several parts on November 24 after a dog in the area was seen with a hand," Singh told PTI.

Singh said that the woman, who was unaware of his marriage, pressured him to return to Khunti. After reaching Ranchi, they boarded a train on November 24 and headed to the man's village.

"Under a plan, the man took her to Khunti in an autorickshaw near his home and asked her to wait. He returned with sharp weapons and strangulated her with her dupatta after raping her. He then cut the body into 40 to 50 pieces and left for his home to live with his wife," Singh said.

The woman, however, had informed her mother that she had boarded a train and would be living with her partner, the police officer said.

Following the recovery of body parts, a bag was also found in the forest with the murdered woman's belongings including her Aadhaar card. The mother of the woman was called at the spot and she identified her daughter's belongings.

"The mother suspected the man behind the crime who after being nabbed by the police admitted to chopping the woman into pieces," the official added.

The incident has sent shockwaves among people in the region, with the Shraddha Walker murder case of 2022 still fresh in their memory.

Walker was killed by her live-in partner who chopped her body into pieces before dumping them in the jungle in South Delhi’s Mehrauli.