Haveri: Partially burnt body of 17-year-old girl found
Rape and murder suspected
HAVERI: The dead body of a PU-2 student of KLE’s Gudleppa Hallikeri College has been found at a bush near Varadahalli Bridge on the National Highway 4.
The deceased has been identified as Renuka Patil (17), a resident of Mannur village in Savanur taluk. She was studying in the second PU commerce at GH College.
Renuka, who had gone to college on August 6, did not return home. Renuka's brother and sister were also studying in the Gudleppa Hallikeri College. The sister had not gone to college due to some work. Her brother was studying in Arts and returned home early because he had no classes. When Renuka did not return ever after the late evening, the family members started calling her friends and relatives. When they received negative answers, her parents filed a complaint with the Haveri rural police.
Renuka was not found even when Police and family members searched for her. But, a young woman's body was found at a bush near Varadahalli Bridge on the National Highway 4. When the police informed the parents to recognise the dead body, they broke down. Later, her grandfather went with the police and identified the body.
SP Parashuram, DySP Kumar, and Haveri rural police have visited the spot, and the investigation is on.
Rape and murder suspected
It has been suspected that while returning from college on August 6, miscreants abducted Renuka and dragged her into a bush near Varadahalli Bridge and raped her. The perpetrators later burned and murdered her to destroy evidence.
While some clues in this connection have been gathered, we have intensified the operation by creating three teams led by DySP Kumarappa, DCRB DYSP Narayana Baramani and DCIB Inspector Santosh Patil of Haveri.
Parshuram, SP
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England take 186-run lead, end day 3 at 544/7
Manchester, Jul 25 (PTI): England extended their lead to 186 runs, closing day three of the fourth Test against India at 544/7 here on Friday.
It was a landmark day for Joe Root, who crafted a sublime 248-ball 150 and leapfrogged legends Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, and Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run-scorer in Test history.
India clawed their way back into the contest in the final session, claiming three wickets to stall England's charge.
At stumps, skipper Ben Stokes, who had earlier retired hurt due to cramps, resumed his innings and remained unbeaten on 77 alongside Liam Dawson, who was batting on 21.
Brief scores:
India 1st innings: 358 all out in 114.1 overs (Sai Sudharsan 61, Yashasvi Jaiswal 58; Ben Stokes 5/72).
England 1st innings: 544 for 7 in 135 overs (Joe Root 150, Ben Duckett 94; Washington Sundar 2/57 ).
