Pregnant woman killed in alleged honour attack in Hubballi taluk, baby also dies
Hubballi: A 19-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn child died after a violent attack in what police are investigating as a case of honour killing in Inam Veerapur village near Belagali in Hubballi taluk on Sunday.
The victim is identified as Manya Vivekanand Doddamani. She had returned to her native village earlier this month, several months after marrying Vivekanand Doddamani, a man from a different caste. The marriage was solemnised in May 2025 and was reportedly opposed by her family.
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Police said Manya sustained grievous injuries after she was attacked with lethal weapons and later died at a private hospital in Hubballi late Sunday night. Her husband, Vivekanand, along with his parents, also suffered injuries in the assault and remain hospitalized.
According to initial information, tensions resurfaced after the couple returned to the village on December 8. On Sunday, a group of assailants allegedly attacked Vivekanand and his father while they were working in their agricultural field. The attackers later entered the house and assaulted Manya, her mother-in-law Renavva and others present.
Manya was rushed to hospital but could not be saved. Doctors confirmed the death of the unborn child as well.
Superintendent of Police Gunjan Arya said two persons have been identified as Prakashgouda Patil and Arungouda Patil and have been taken into custody. While a case has been registered against eight accused, the motive behind the attack and the exact sequence of events are under investigation.
While senior police officials aong with the Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar, visited the hospital to gather details from the injured, security has been tightened at the hospital and in the village to prevent further tension.
Police sources said that after the inter-caste marriage, authorities had earlier intervened. They had called both families for counselling and registering a preventive case following threats to the couple. Citing fear for their lives, Manya and Vivekanand had shifted to Haveri before returning to the village earlier this month.
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In MP assembly, Vijayvargiya uses unparliamentary word for LoP Singhar; CM Yadav extends apology
Bhopal (PTI): Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya stirred a controversy when he used an unparliamentary word for the Leader of the Opposition Umang Singhar, prompting speaker Narendra Singh Tomar and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to express regret.
During the discussion on the motion of thanks on the Governor’s address in the Assembly on Thursday, the parliamentary affairs minister lost his cool, triggering an uproar.
While participating in the discussion, Singhar cited an agreement between the government and the Adani group in Singrauli and claimed the government was preparing to pay the company Rs 1.25 lakh crore over 25 years in the name of power purchase.
Minister Vishwas Sarang objected to this and said the name of a person not present in the House should not be mentioned, while Vijayvargiya accused Singhar of giving false information.
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Singhar hit back, saying he was willing to provide proof if needed. This led to a heated debate and exchange of accusations between the two, during which Vijayvargiya used an unparliamentary word.
Following this, opposition Congress members sought Vijayvargiya’s resignation, and amid the ruckus, Tomar adjourned the House for a while.
When the House reconvened, Tomar regretted the “uncomfortable situation”.
Referring to former chief minister Sunderlal Patwa, Tomar recalled the ex-CM would often say that anger should be visible while speaking in the House, but it should not reflect.
“Anger shouldn’t arise, but it did today, from both sides. It created an uncomfortable situation. I’m saddened by this, and both the ruling and opposition parties are responsible for this. The parliamentary affairs minister is very experienced, yet how the limits were crossed today is a matter of concern for all of us,” Tomar said and urged both sides to resolve the dispute.
Chief Minister Yadav said he apologised to the House for the words that had been uttered, whether knowingly or unknowingly.
Singhar said he respects the CM’s expression and respects parliamentary decorum. “If something has happened on my part, I also express regret,” Singhar added.
Vijayvargiya too said he has 37 years of political experience, but was unhappy with his behaviour. If people in responsible positions don't follow parliamentary decorum, how can other members do it, he asked.
“I don’t know how all this happened today. Umang’s body language was a little different... I love Umang... I am saddened by my behaviour,” Vijayvargiya said.
Later, Singhar claimed in a post on X that he always stays within his limits.
“My status is to boldly raise the questions of the 7.5 crore people of Madhya Pradesh before your arrogant government. This very status of mine dwarfed you so much that your true nature was revealed; this very status of mine forced you to debate Bhagirathpura,” Singhar said in the media post.
The abusive language used by Vijayvargiya was an insult to the people of MP, he added.
“Minister Vijayvargiya, who treats the public like insects, has truly demonstrated his arrogance. 35 families were destroyed, people were rendered homeless - and when you ask questions, you’re told, ‘stay within your limits!’,” Singhar said.
The Congress leader said public representatives have become so power-drunk that they have begun to consider themselves superior to the people.
“The very people you are trying to remind them of their place will show their true place on an election day. Madhya Pradesh will not tolerate insults. The people know how to respond democratically to an incompetent government driven by arrogance and insensitivity,” Singhar said.
MP Congress chief Jitu Patwari described Vijayvargiya’s behaviour as the height of arrogance and said this is a new manifestation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘New India’.
Patwari said the Congress would protest by burning Vijayvargiya's effigies. Shortly after his announcement, some Youth Congress workers burned a poster of Vijayvargiya outside his residence in Bhopal.
Recently, Vijayvargiya sparked a row when he used the word “ghanta”, a slang often used loosely to mean “nonsense” or “rubbish”, to dismiss a reporter’s question concerning drinking water contamination in Indore.
