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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Delhi man arrested for running online racket selling counterfeit Ayurvedic products
Tumakuru (Karnataka) (PTI): Police on Thursday announced the arrest of a 56-year-old man from Delhi for allegedly manufacturing and selling counterfeit weight loss powder and spurious Ayurvedic products via e-commerce platforms using duplicate branding.
The accused, identified as Rajeev Khanna, had been operating the business for around one-and-a-half years, police said.
His sons, Himanshu (29) and Manan Khanna (25), have also been named in the case for allegedly assisting their father in running the racket in Delhi. Both are absconding.
The matter came to light after Dhanalakshmi, owner of Jeeni Company in Yaragunte village, Tumakuru district, filed a complaint at Kallambella Police Station on August 14, 2025, police said.
According to the complaint, R K Traders of Delhi was misusing the trademark of Jeeni Company and selling products online under the same brand name.
She also warned that the sale of such counterfeit products could pose health risks to the public, including children.
Based on the complaint, police registered a case against Rajeev Khanna under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
“During the investigation, the team traced the warehouse where the accused was manufacturing counterfeit products. On March 27, police conducted a raid at a godown in Punjabi Mohalla, Shalimar Bagh area of New Delhi,” Tumakuru Superintendent of Police Ashok K V said in a statement.
During the raid, police recovered counterfeit Jeeni Company products, duplicate Ayurvedic tablets, beauty creams, and Ayurvedic powders commonly used by the public.
The accused was allegedly manufacturing and selling these products through R K Traders, M K Traders, and MHK Traders on e-commerce platforms without required safety precautions or regulatory approvals, the SP added.
The matter was also reported to the Drug Controller in Delhi and the local Shalimar Bagh Police authorities.
“With the assistance of his sons, Himanshu and Manan Khanna, along with others, the accused was manufacturing counterfeit products and selling them online for financial gain,” the SP said.
Police said Rajeev Khanna is believed to have cheated Jeeni Company of over Rs 15 lakh and caused losses worth crores of rupees to other companies.
On March 28, Rajeev Khanna was taken into custody in Delhi and brought to Kallambella Police Station, where he was formally arrested. He was later produced before the Sira court and taken into police custody for further investigation, the SP added.
During interrogation, the accused admitted to filling wheat flour into containers and selling them as “Jeeni Slim Powder” with duplicated labels and packaging.
He also confessed to selling wheat flour in containers labelled as genuine Ayurvedic tablets and powders, police said.
