Pregnant Woman Hacked to Death by Father and Others for Inter-Caste Marriage

In a tragic incident in Hubballi taluk, Karnataka, a seven-month pregnant woman named Manya Patil was brutally killed by her father and relatives for marrying a man from a different caste. The suspects, including her father Prakash Patil, have been apprehended by the police. The attack, which resulted in severe head injuries, took place at her husband’s residence in Inam Veerapura village on Sunday night. Despite earlier interventions by the police to resolve family tensions, the assailants carried out the fatal assault. Manya’s husband, Vivekananda, managed to escape unharmed, while his parents are receiving medical treatment. The authorities are conducting a thorough investigation into the tragic incident.