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Karnataka woman hacked to death with machete at bus stand, by man she rejected
The Bantwal police had formed special teams to locate the accused, a distant relative of the woman who allegedly pursued her even though she had rejected his advances.
The 21-year-old woman was murdered at the KSRTC bus depot in Bantwal on July 16 (Photo: Special arrangement).
A 22-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly hacking a 21-year-old woman to death at a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus depot in Bantwal on Thursday evening. The accused and the victim were distant relatives, and she had allegedly spurned his advances.
The victim, Lavanya, a resident of Kakkepadavu village in the Dakshina Kannada district, worked at a private nursing home in Kalladka. On Thursday, around 6 pm, she was waiting for a bus at the KSRTC New Bus Stand on B C Road when Chetan, her relative, allegedly approached her with a machete concealed in his bag.
On noticing the weapon, Lavanya tried to flee, but he allegedly chased her and attacked her repeatedly in public before escaping, leaving the weapon behind.
Bystanders rushed Lavanya to the Bantwal Taluk Government Hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival. The police said a preliminary investigation suggests that Chetan had been pursuing her despite repeated rejections.
Chetan allegedly tried to die by suicide and has been admitted to a hospital, the police said.
Earlier, Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police K Arun had said that special teams had been formed to trace and arrest Chetan. “A murder case has been registered at Bantwal Town police station. We have constituted special teams to apprehend the accused, and further investigation is underway,” he said.
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