Father kills 19-year-old daughter for being in relationship with Dalit youth in Kolar
Kolar: In the second reported case of honor killing within a span of about two months in Kolar district, a grim incident unfolded as an autorickshaw driver allegedly suffocated his 19-year-old daughter to death.
The shocking act was purportedly committed because the young woman was in a romantic relationship with a Dalit youth from a neighboring village. The tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Friday in Thotli village, situated in Kolar taluk.
The family of the deceased chose to secretly bury the body without notifying the local police or the villagers. However, a vigilant police constable associated with the Sugatur outpost caught wind of the situation and brought it to the attention of Kolar's Superintendent of Police, M Narayana. Reactingto the matter, the SP instructed the Kolar Rural police inspector to initiate an investigation into the matter.
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Upon arriving at the deceased's residence, the police team confronted the accused, Venkatesh Gowda, who reportedly confessed to the heinous crime. Following this confession, Venkatesh, along with his brothers Mohan and Chowde Gowda, was taken into custody.
According to Superintendent Narayana, Venkatesh Gowda's daughter, Ramya, had developed a romantic attachment to a Dalit youth from Aaleri, an adjacent village. The father revealed that he had repeatedly implored his daughter to sever ties with her love interest, but his pleas went unanswered.
Ramya had been employed at a private factory near her village, while the young man in question worked as a mechanic at a private firm. The family learned of their relationship about a month ago and made concerted efforts to dissuade the girl from pursuing it, to no avail. The girl allegedly adamantly declared her intent to be with her partner, regardless of the consequences.
Based on the accused's admission, police officials exhumed the girl's body with the presence of a taluk magistrate on Sunday morning, subsequently conducting an autopsy on-site. The Kolar Rural police inspector, Lokesh, has filed charges against the accused under various sections, including murder and concealing evidence.
In a chillingly similar case, on June 27, a man in Bodagurki village, located in Bangarpet taluk of Kolar district, had taken the life of his own 20-year-old daughter due to her association with a Dalit youth from the same village.
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Jharkhand horror: Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 40 pieces
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.
