The police in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district arrested a 21-year-old man Wednesday for allegedly killing his 18-year-old girlfriend who was discovered useless in a semi-burnt situation with torn garments beside the Bengaluru-Davangere stretch of Nationwide Freeway 48 Tuesday.
The deceased was the daughter of a Dalit couple from the Hiriyur area, and a first-year Bachelor of Arts pupil on the authorities faculty in Chitradurga. She was dwelling in a hostel for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes college students in Chitradurga city. The accused has been recognized as Chethan Ok, 21, who usually got here close to the hostel and had been seeing her for over a 12 months.
The lady’s partially burnt physique was discovered beside a service highway on NH 48 round 1 pm Tuesday by a pair who stopped for a bathroom break. They knowledgeable the supervisor of a lodge on the opposite facet of the freeway concerning the physique. The supervisor complained with the Chitradurga police concerning the unidentified physique.
A preliminary probe revealed the id of the lady, who had a tattoo in English on her arm which mentioned ‘Amma’ (mom). The police suspected that the homicide occurred between Monday and Tuesday.
A probe revealed that she left her hostel in Chitradurga on August 14 after in search of permission from the hostel warden to go to her dwelling in neighbouring Hiriyur. After her go to dwelling, Chethan allegedly picked her up.
The police mentioned the probe revealed that Chethan had taken her to an remoted place to get intimate, however bought indignant after studying of her friendship with one other youth. He allegedly hit her earlier than strangling and partially burning the physique with gas from his bike.
The police mentioned Chethan admitted to killing her over her proximity to a different youth. Her dad and mom mentioned they had been conscious of her relationship with Chethan.
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“A boy referred to as Chethan referred to as up my daughter and took her away to kill her. If I had identified their issues, I might have intervened. I taken care of her like a boy and did every kind of guide labour to supply her an schooling,” the lady’s mom informed the media Wednesday.
Chitradurga city Wednesday witnessed protests by varied teams, together with college students, girls and Dalit outfits in search of justice for the lady’s household.