Jai Bhim Yuva Shakti Sena members condemned the honor killing in Hubballi on Tuesday and demanded death penalty for the accused. | Photo credit: KIRAN BAKALE
Dharwad district police have so far arrested six people, including the father of a pregnant woman who succumbed to her injuries in a hospital after being attacked, while investigating an honor killing in Inam Veerapur village of Hubballi taluk on Sunday evening.
The woman’s father Prakashgouda Patil and Arungouda Patil were taken into custody on Monday. Four men, Viranagouda, Fakkiragouda, Basanagouda and Gurusiddagouda, were subsequently arrested.
The total number of accused in the case is 15 and the police is trying to trace the rest.
Nine people who sustained injuries in the attack on the family members of Vivekananda Doddamani, husband of the late Manya, are recuperating at a private hospital in Hubballi.
Meanwhile, various organizations staged protests in Hubballi and Kalaburagi on Tuesday, condemning the incident and demanding severe punishment for the accused.
Members of Jai Bhim Yuva Shakti Sena, who staged a protest outside the Mini Vidhana Soudha in Hubballi, strongly condemned the incident and demanded death penalty for all those involved in the crime.
They then submitted a memorandum to the tahsildar.
Members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India and the Students Federation of India protested at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Chowk in Kalaburagi on Tuesday. | Photo credit: ARUN KULKARNI
In Kalaburagi
Members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and the 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 the incident shows a 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 honor killings and violence in the name of caste and religion are an attack on constitutional values.
The agitators demanded that the state government enact a special law to prevent honor killings, ensure legal protection of the voting rights of the youth and give severe punishment to all those who commit such a crime.
They also called for awareness programs to promote constitutional values and prevent such incidents.
Published – 23 Dec 2025 20:57 IST
