Karnataka News | 30-Year-Old Dalit Woman Stabbed in Karnataka, Accused Dies by Suicide
A 30-year-old Dalit woman was stabbed to death on a road in Uttara Kannada, allegedly by a man known to her, police said. The accused, identified as Rafique Imamsab, was later found dead, hanging from a tree in a forest near Yellapur on Sunday, Superintendent of Police Deepan M N told PTI. The incident triggered tension in the town, with several Hindu outfits calling for a bandh and terming the killing a case of 'love jihad'. The woman has been identified as Ranjitha Bhanasode (30), a resident of Kalamma Nagar here, police said. Rafique, also a resident of the same locality, was the prime accused in the murder. Police said the two had known each other since their school days.
