‘Gather the evidence, justice will come’: Woman’s body found in Karnataka murder case

Neha Hiremath was murdered by her former classmate Fayaz (file photo)

Naglakshmi Choudhary, chairperson of the Karnataka State Women Commission, revealed that the victim in the Hubballi incident was a 24-year-old girl who was raped by an unidentified person on the campus of a college in the district. Stabbed to death, she would soon receive justice. case.

The chairperson of the State Women’s Commission said that evidence in the case has been collected and the DNA investigation report will be released and justice will be provided to the victim as soon as possible.

Speaking to ANI, state Women Commission chairperson Naglakshmi Choudhary said, “Police are investigating the case. All evidence has been collected properly. Now, the blood has been removed for DNA investigation. Once it comes out, Neha will get justice within three months ”

Naglakshmi Choudhary further said that everyone from the government to the police wants severe punishment for the accused.

“The accused is in judicial custody. Neha’s parents are in very bad condition. Their only demand is that the accused should be punished at the earliest. They want him to be sentenced to death,” the official told reporters.

The National Commission for Women chairwoman also urged people not to use the victim’s name for personal or political gain, adding that defaming or accusing the victim was not morally right and a punishable offence.

“I request everyone, everyone, please don’t malign that girl who is no more. Killing or murdering a girl is not the end all be all. Don’t use Neha for personal gain or politics. Accusing a woman is not the end all be all. , which is a punishable offence,” Chowdhury said.

The murder of Karnataka college student Neha Hiremath by her former classmate Fayaz has sparked a political debate with the BJP calling it a “love jihad” case, while The Congress party denied the allegation.

Demands for the death penalty for accused Faiyaz triggered protests across the state.

Earlier on April 19, MP Niranjan Hiremath, father of the victim, claimed that his daughter met with misfortune and was killed for rejecting the offer of the accused.

Niranjan Hiremath, MP and father of the victim, told ANI: “After my daughter came back from college, an unidentified person came and stabbed her seven times. She died on the spot. The accused has been arrested.” Motive for the murder It was the victim who rejected the defendant’s proposal. “

The victim was Neha Hiremath, the daughter of Congress MP Niranjan Hiremath, who was stabbed to death by her former friend and classmate Fayaz. Has been arrested.

The last rites of the girl who was killed on the Hubballi University campus were performed by her parents on Friday.

The Congress government in Karnataka is facing intense pressure on law and order in the state after the 24-year-old daughter of a Congress MP was stabbed to death on Hubballi University campus.

The ABVP and the state units of the BJP on Friday staged protests against the murders in Hubballi and Bengaluru, an issue that is likely to intensify as the state heads to Lok Sabha polls on April 26 and May 7.

Hubballi-Dharwad Superintendent of Police Renuka Sukumar said an FIR was registered after the incident and the accused was arrested within an hour and sent to judicial custody.

Neha (23), daughter of Niranjan Hiremath MP from Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, was stabbed to death on the BVB College campus on Thursday.

The defendant, Fayaz Khondunaik, who fled the scene, was later arrested by the police.

Neha is a first-year MCA student and Fayaz is her former classmate.

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