Newlywed inter-caste couple 'murdered' by woman's brother

July 6, 2015

Bengaluru: Jul 6: A couple, who had married against their parents’ wishes two months ago, were found brutally murdered at their rented house in Hesaraghatta here on Sunday morning.

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Police suspect the girl’s brother who had come to visit her on Saturday evening.

Kasturi, 25, and Basavaraj, 28, both from Koppal, were found lying in a pool of blood by their landlord, Rajanna, around 8 am. He had noticed that the door of Basavaraj’s house was ajar.

He became curious and went in, only to have the shock of his life: the couple had multiple stab injuries and were lying in a pool of blood. There were bloodstains all over the place: on the floor and the walls. Rajanna then called the neighbours. Police also arrived after some time.

Rajanna, a head constable himself, recalled seeing a stranger in Basavaraj’s house the previous evening. He said he had enquired with Kasturi and she told him that the man was her brother, Hanumantaraya, who was visiting her.

At 10 pm, Rajanna recounted, he had seen the couple sitting on a slab outside the house, when he had gone to lock the gate. When he asked them what they were doing there at that hour, the couple said they were just relaxing and that Hanumantaraya was watching television. According to Rajanna, he had asked them to lock the gate before retiring to bed and they had nodded. Police suspect that Hanumantaraya meticulously planned the murder and executed it at night before escaping.

“We have formed a couple of teams and are looking out for him. We have also alerted the Koppal police. He apparently killed them because Kasturi had eloped and married Basavaraj against the wishes of her family,” a senior police officer said.

The couple had been courting each other since they were in school. Some years ago, Basavaraj had tried convincing Kasturi’s family about the marriage but they strongly opposed it, on grounds of caste. The couple then eloped and tried to get married. But Kasturi’s family traced them and brought her home. They also issued a stern warning to Basavaraj. They threatened to kill him if he continued meeting Kasturi, the police said.

Recently, the family married off Kasturi to a man from Hubballi, who is quite older than her.?Kasturi remained discontented with her married life. About two months ago, she met Basavaraj and eloped with him. The couple then got married and moved to Hesaraghatta where they rented Rajanna’s house. Basavaraj was working as a tailor at a tailoring store nearby. He would also stitch clothes at his home to earn extra bucks. Kasturi would help him. A case has been registered at the Soladevanahalli police station.

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March 16,2024

Mangaluru: In the wake of complaints regarding middlemen menace, sleuths of Lokayukta on Friday, March 15, conducted a raid at the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority. 

The Lokayukta team found unaccounted money and several files, which were not disposed of for a long period.

Lokayukta SP CA Simon said that the Lokayukta has received complaints that middlemen have been interfering in the MUDA office, and files pertaining to the public are not being cleared on time.

A raid that commenced in the evening on March 13, lasted for 18 hours. During the raid, Lokayukta officials found cash in a bag in MUDA office, and also with officials and others. MUDA officials could not inform the source of money found in their office, the SP said.

Further, he said that many people gathered at the MUDA office during the Lokayukta raid, and have raised complaints about the harassment at the urban development authority. “We have gathered evidence for MUDA officials carrying out file disposal processes through brokers on phone calls. The investigation on the MUDA network will be continued,” he said.

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March 21,2024

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Mangaluru: A man from Dakshina Kannada was duped of Rs 2.5 lakh after he was promised a Poland visa.

In a complaint, a resident of Belthangady, stated that the accused, Manoj, had promised a job for his son in Poland. 

Between May 22 of last year and March 19, he handed over Rs 2.2 lakh in various phases, citing different reasons.

However, since the accused failed to provide a visa or return the money, a case was registered at the Dharmasthala police station under IPC sections 417 and 420.

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March 18,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 18: The rising temperature has become a growing concern for residents of coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, as the issue of drinking water shortage continues to worsen in several parts. 

Though the water supply of Mangaluru city has not been affected much, nearby urban local bodies, including Ullal, Kotekar, Bajpe and other parts on the outskirts of Mangaluru have been facing an acute shortage of drinking water.

Though the water level in the Thumbe vented dam across Nethravati River has started going down in the last few days, officials have ruled out possibility of rationing the water supply in the city.

According to officials, the water level at Thumbe dam of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) stood at 5.8 m as against the maximum storage capacity of 6m height on March 16. The water level at the dam during the same period last year was 5.3 metres. The water level reduced from 5.9 m on March 15 to 5.8 m on March 16 due to the scorching heat, causing evaporation.

The MCC has been drawing 160 MLD of water from the Thumbe vented dam. According to officials, without inflow, the maximum water stored in the dam will be sufficient for only 50 days. Meanwhile, the MCC has already started pumping backwater from downstream of the Thumbe vented dam back to the dam using pumpsets. Water from Thumbe dam can be drawn only if it has more than 1.5m of water in it.

DC Mullai Muhilan MP said that the district administration is closely monitoring water levels in all the dams that supply water.

The AMR dam located upstream of Thumbe dam has 18 m of water from sea level. If the water level in the Thumbe vented dam recedes, then water from the AMR dam will be released into the Thumbe dam. There is water in a dam at Biliyoor, which is located upstream of the AMR dam, the DC said.

“Drawing water for irrigation purposes from Thumbe and AMR dams has been banned,” the deputy commissioner said, adding that an order in this regard has already been issued. Some of the pockets in rural areas too have started facing water crisis.

“We have made arrangements to supply water through tankers in Ullal, Kotekar and Bajpe areas. We will not introduce water supply rationing in MCC limits for the time being,” he said and appealed to citizens to use water judiciously.

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