A 52-year-old man in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district was arrested final week for allegedly murdering his 18-year-old daughter as a result of she was in a relationship with a person from one other caste, the police stated.
The police recognized the arrested accused as Shankar Kollur, a resident of Melakunda village, and the sufferer as Kavita, a nursing pupil.
In keeping with the police, Shankar strangled Kavita on August 28, claimed she had died by suicide, after which cremated her within the village. He was arrested after the Farhatabad police station acquired an nameless tip in regards to the alleged cover-up. Two kin had been detained on Monday for allegedly enjoying a job in facilitating the subterfuge.
Sharanappa S D, Police Commissioner, Kalaburagi Metropolis, revealed throughout a press convention on Saturday that Kavita, certainly one of Shankar’s 5 daughters, had been in a relationship with a younger man from the identical village. Whereas Kavita was from the Lingayat caste, the person is from the Kuruba group, the police stated. The household allegedly found this relationship three months earlier than the homicide. Shankar was allegedly in opposition to it and demanded that Kavita finish the connection, however she refused, the police stated.
Shankar allegedly tried to cowl his tracks by inserting pesticide in Kavita’s mouth and claiming she had dedicated suicide. He then proceeded to cremate her physique on his brother’s property within the presence of roughly 250 villagers, the police stated.
Police officers and forensic groups responded to the nameless tip and visited the crime scene to gather proof. Through the subsequent investigation, Shankar allegedly confessed to strangling Kavita when she refused to finish her relationship.