Seer killed over property

Sindhagi, January 25: Noorandeshwara Shivacharya, seer of Hiremutt at Kakkalameli village in the taluk, was killed by miscreants with an axe on Monday night.

The 35-year-old priest was hit on the head and one of the shoulders. He was rushed to the Sindhagi government hospital. But he died on the way to Solapur where he was being taken for advanced treatment. Police said a property dispute was behind the incident.

It is said the seer was killed as the court had ruled in his favour in a case filed by some members of his family, seeking a share in the Hiremutt property.

Rudraiah Maleiah Hiremutt, one of the seer’s elder brothers, has filed a complaint with the Sindhagi police, suspecting the role of another elder brother Mahantaiah and others.

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Kodagu: Jilted groom kills 15-yr-old girl hours after she passes SSLC; Officials had thwarted her wedding

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May 10,2024

Madikeri: A 15-year-old was bludgeoned to death and the accused fled with her severed head at Mutlu village in Somwarpet of Kodagu district on Thursday late night, hours after her SSLC examination result was declared.

The victim has been identified as US Meena, a 10th grade student of Surlabbi High School. She had passed the SSLC examination and her school attained 100% results.

However, she was brutally murdered by accused Prakash (32), a resident of the village. The police have launched a search operation to find the suspect, said Kodagu SP K Ramarajan

It is said that the minor girl's engagement with the suspect was thwarted by officials from Women and Child Development department on May 9, and later officials had even convinced her parents of not to marry the minor girl.

However, the suspect barged into her house in the night and allegedly kidnapped her. Later, he took her to an area near the periphery of the forest and murdered her after which he fled with her severed head.

Victim's mother too has suffered injuries and is admitted to a hospital for treatment. The reason for the murder will be known after the probing officials have inquired the victim's mother, said the SP.

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