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Written by: Darshan Devaiah BP

2 min readBengaluruJun 25, 2021 08:08 AM IST First published on: Jun 25, 2021 at 05:14 AM IST

TWO TEENAGERS, Basavaraj Madivalapaa Badiger (19) and Davalbi Bandagisab Tambad (18), were killed, allegedly by the latter’s family, in what police said was a suspected case of “honour killing” in Vijayapura district of North Karnataka on Tuesday.

While Basavaraj, an auto-rickshaw driver, was from the Dalit community, the girl was a Muslim. Four persons – Davalbi’s father Bandagisab Tambad (50), brother Daval (20), and two brothers-in-law Allasab (29) and Rafique Sab (24) – have been arrested.

“Prima facie, it looks like a case of honour killing,” said Vijayapura Superintendent of Police Anupam Agarwal. He said the girl’s family had objected to their relationship.

“According to the statements of the boy’s family members and villagers, the girl’s relatives saw the couple together in a field and informed her father. He, along with his son and other family members, then rushed to the field. They tied up the couple with a rope, smashed their heads with a rock and stabbed them,” said Agarwal.