Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) The Karnataka government tabled the “Iva Nammava Iva Nammava (He is ours, he is ours)’ Bill in the Assembly on Wednesday, which aims to curb “honour killings” and violence arising from caste-based objections to inter-caste or inter-community marriages.It may be noted that the government decided to introduce the Bill following the rising incidents of violence related to inter-caste marriages, particularly the brutal killing of a pregnant woman, Manya Patil, by her…
Latest Manya Patil News & Updates
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) The Karnataka Congress government will table the “Iva Nammava Iva Nammava (He is ours, he is ours)’ Bill in the Assembly on Wednesday, which aims to curb “honour killings” and violence arising from caste-based objections to inter-caste or inter-community marriages.It may be noted that the government decided to introduce the Bill following the rising incidents of violence related to inter-caste marriages, particularly the brutal killing of a pregnant woman, Manya …
Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) Commenting on the recent honour killing case reported from Hubballi, in which a father hacked his pregnant daughter to death for marrying a Dalit man, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara stated that more than laws, there is a need to create awareness among the people.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Thursday, Parameshwara said, “We are living in a modern world. Society must change. Inter-caste marriages are not new. Hundreds of years ago, Basavanna had conducte…
Hubballi, Dec 27 (IANS) Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh S. Lad on Saturday visited the family members of Vivekanand Doddamani, whose pregnant wife was allegedly killed by her father in a suspected case of honour killing in Hubbali.The minister assured security to the family members of Doddamani, who were allegedly assaulted by his wife’s father and were undergoing treatment.He assured the family of security, assistance and compensation from the government. The minister stated that necessary ac…
Hubballi (Karnataka), Dec 22 (IANS) Sharing his sorrow and anguish over the ‘honour killing’ of his wife Manya Patil, who was seven months pregnant and was hacked to death by her own father and relatives, husband Vivekananda said they were living peacefully as a family, and the incident should never have happened. Vivekananda said he would not spare the accused and demanded the death penalty for them.The woman was hacked to death in Hubballi taluk of Karnataka, allegedly by her father and ot…
Hubballi (Karnataka), Dec 22 (IANS) In a shocking case, a seven-month pregnant woman was hacked to death in Hubballi taluk in Karnataka, allegedly by her father and others for marrying a man from another caste. Police have arrested the accused father and two others, said officials on Monday.The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Manya Patil. Those arrested are her father, Prakash Patil, and relatives Eranna Patil and Arun.Dharwad Superintendent of Police Gunjan Arya stated that the inci…