Kalaburagi: Hindu youth killed in suspected honor killing

Team Udayavani, May 26, 2022, 11:32 AM IST

Kalaburagi: In a case of suspected honor killing, a 25-year-old Hindu youth was brutally murdered in the Kalaburagi district on Wednesday night.

The deceased identified as Vijaya Kamble, a resident of Bheema Nagar Layout in Waditown was in love with a woman of a different faith.

A tense situation prevailed in the district after Kamble’s dead body was found near the railway bridge where he was brutally assaulted by miscreants. A profusely bleeding Kamble died on the spot. Police have beefed up security in sensitive and hyper-sensitive pockets of the town to prevent any untoward incident.

According to police, Kamble was in love with a woman belonging to another religion and wanted to marry her but the woman’s family was opposed to their relationship.

Wadi police have taken up the case for investigation.

With IANS inputs