Condemning the honour killing and demanding death penalty for the accused, members of Jai Bhim Yuva Shakti Sena staging a protest in Hubballi on Tuesday.
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Investigating Sunday night’s honour killing at Inam Veerapur village in Hubballi taluk, the Dharwad District Police have so far arrested six people, including the father of the pregnant woman who died of injuries in hospital after being assaulted.
The woman’s father Prakashgouda Patil and Arungouda Patil were taken into custody on Monday. Subsequently, four men, Viranagouda, Fakkiragouda, Basanagouda and Gurusiddagouda, were arrested.
The total number of accused in the case stands at 15 and the police are making efforts to trace the remaining.
Nine people who suffered injuries in the assault on the family members of Vivekanand Doddamani, husband of the deceased Manya, are recuperating in a private hospital in Hubballi.
Meanwhile, protests were staged by various organisations in Hubballli and Kalaburagi on Tuesday condemning the incident and seeking stringent punishment to the accused.
Staging the protest in front of the Mini Vidhana Soudha in Hubballi, members of Jai Bhim Yuva Shakti Sena strongly condemned the incident and demanded death penalty to all those involved in the crime.
They then submitted a memorandum to the tahsildar.
Members of he Democratic Youth Federation of India and Students Federation of India staging a protest at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Chowk in Kalaburagi on Tuesday.
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ARUN KULKARNI
In Kalaburagi
Members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Students Federation of India (SFI) staged a protest at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Chowk in Kalaburagi.
DYFI State president Lavitra Vastrad and SFI district president Sarvesh Mavinkar said that the incident shows deep-rooted caste and patriarchal mindset where the freedom of choice of young people, especially women, continues to be denied by society.
Lavitra Vastrad added that honour killing and violence in the name of caste and religion are an assault on Constitutional values.
The agitators demanded that the State government enact a specific law to prevent honour killing, ensure legal protection for Choice Rights of the youth and award stringent punishment to all those involved in such crime.
They also called for awareness programmes to uphold Constitutional values and prevent such incidents.
Published – December 23, 2025 08:57 pm IST