Karnataka’s shame: Pregnant woman killed by mother, two others over inter-caste wedding

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November 8, 2018

Vijayapura, Nov 8: In an alleged case of honour killing, a three-month pregnant woman was murdered by her own family members in Yelgur village of Basavanabagewadi taluk in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Renuka (22) who belonged to the Kuruba community and a native of Manvi town in Raichur district.

According to the Nidagundi Police, who have registered a case, the woman married Shankar (24), who belongs to the Lambani (Scheduled Castes) community, of Deodurg town in Raichur district two years ago against the wishes of her family.

The couple had eloped and had come to stay in Yelgur village here. Shankar has a mobile phone repair shop in Nidagundi town. The woman, who reportedly missed her family after staying away from them for two years, had called her mother Maremma Pujari (60) and asked her to visit her.

Having found the address of her daughter after two years, the woman arrived in the village a week ago along with her elder son Mallikarjun (35) and the husband of her younger daughter Ramesh Guli (24).

The three first tried to convince her to break the marriage despite knowing that the woman was pregnant, the police said.

But when she did not heed, the three killed her by slitting her throat when her husband was away in his shop, the police added. The police have detained the three accused.

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kamal
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Thursday, 8 Nov 2018

These murderers should be hanged till death without delay

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March 25,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 25: Fishing boats returned to the old Port in Mangaluru after the government prohibited deep-sea fishing till further orders on Wednesday to prevent the assembly of a large gathering here in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. 

According to officials, deep-sea fishing activities result in the gathering of a large number of people and is much against the government's direction on maintaining social distancing. 

According to the Department, the 42-Km coastline in Dakshina Kannada hass 57 purse seine boats, 1,270 trawl boats, 1,483 gillnet boats, 549 other mechanised boats.

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July 18,2020

Mangaluru, July 18: A man and his son have been arrested for torturing an elderly woman in Savanalu under Belthangady police station limits in Dakshina Kannada. 

The arrest came after a video clip of the duo beating the woman went viral on social media.

According to police, the duo has been identified as the woman’s son Srinivas Shetty and her grandson Pradeep Shetty.

The accused had allegedly been torturing the 70-year-old ailing woman and the video of the same has gone viral on social media.

The police have booked a suo moto case under Indian Penal Code 323, 504 and section 24 of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.

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April 29,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 29: As many as 11 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Karnataka, said the State's Health Department on Wednesday.

According to an official statement, 11 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from 5 pm on April 28 to 5 pm on April 29.

"With this, the total number of positive coronavirus cases in the state has mounted to 534, of which 20 deaths have been reported and 215 people have recovered," added the statement.

Of 20 coronavirus patients who died, one death was due to the non-COVID cause, the statement further said.

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