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Casteism: Newly-wed couple, young lover hacked to death in separate ‘honour killings’

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December 10, 2017

Bagalkot, Dec 10: Karnataka’s Bagalkot district has witnessed three so called ‘honour killings’ within a span of five days in two separate incidents. One case is related to inter-caste love affair while another is related to inter-caste wedding.

Inter-caste wedding

In Hungund taluk of Bagalkote district, a Hescom lineman Sangamesh of the Kumbara caste and Kuruba woman Hanumavva had married in a temple three months ago against the wishes of Hanumavva's family. They had set up a household in the nearby Aaminagadu.

The couple were tricked into attending the Karthikotsava celebrations at Hanumavva's father Hanumantha Soorara's house and killed in the fields there.

Superintendent of Police C B Rishyanth said Sangamesh was killed with lethal weapons by the father Hanumantha, his brother Gangappa and son Yellappa (16), son-in-law Yellappa Nagarala and friend Channabasavaiah in the sugarcane fields.

Later they carried the body to the Aminagada-Aihole road and killed Hanumavva there police added. The alleged killers made the deaths appear like a vehicular accident by damaging the couple's bike, SP Rishyanth said.

The accused were arrested in Sangli, Maharashtra and brought back into Karnataka.

Inter-caste love

In a separate honour killing incident in Jamakandi taluk in Bagalkot district, Sadashiva Kesaragoppa (20) of the Madiga community and a girl from the Valmiki community had fallen in love.

SP Rishyanth said that six months ago, a village panchayat was called and the young man Sadashiva was barred from meeting his love, which is a rule he defied.

On December 7, Sadashiva was tricked into coming to Hulyala village and murdered in the government school grounds by dropping a heavy stone on his head, police said.

Police have arrested the girl's brothers- Siddappa Halagali, Dundappa Halgali, relatives- Hanumantha Kalolli, Manjuntha Panditha.

Victim Sadashiva's brother has told the police that the accused and his deceased brother were friends and worked as stonecutters at the same quarry.

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April 25,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 25: The Kasturba medical college hospital at Manipal in Udupi district has decided to resume normal outpatient department services for all specialities from Monday.

In a release, hospital medical superintendent Avinash Shetty said the services will be made available from 8.30 am to 1 pm.

The services had been suspended in view of the nationwide lockdown.

Those visiting the hospital should visit the temporary screening kiosk set up outside the hospital, from where they will be shifted to the respective departments.

Mask is essential for all patients and their attenders.

Only one attender is allowed along with a patient.

Doctor's consultation through telemedicine service is also available from 9 am to 4 pm.

Trauma and emergency services will function as usual, the release said.

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May 6,2020

Mangaluru, May 6: Three more coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Dakshina Kannada district. 

According to fresh bulletin of health and family welfare department, an 11-year-old girl and a 36-year-old woman from Boloor in Mangaluru and a 16-year-old girl from Bantwal tested positive for the covid-19. 

All of them are undergoing treatment at Wenlock Hospital. Their condition is said to be stable. 

With this the total number of cases in the district reached 28 including 22 residents of Dakshina Kannada, 4 from Kasaragod, 1 from Udupi and 1 from Uttara Kannada.

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July 19,2020

Belagavi,  Jul 19: In a heart-wrenching incident, a woman used a pushcart to take the body of her dead husband to the crematorium after she allegedly did not receive any help from relatives who suspected him to have died of Covid.

The woman and her son were seen pushing the body in the Athani thaluk of Belagavi.

The man had died two days ago at his residence and no family member apart from the close members attended the last rites due to the fear that he was COVID-19 positive.

It was later found that the deceased person was COVID-19 negative.

A total of 3,693 new COVID-19 positive cases and 115 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Friday, said the state health department.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is presently at 55,115, including 33,205 active cases. While there are 20,757 recoveries, the death toll stands at 1,147.

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