On Thursday (30th January), a man identified as Mubin killed a college girl in Raichur city of Karnataka for rejecting his marriage proposal.
The accused slit the throat of the girl studying MSc at a private college in Sindhanoor town after pressuring her to marry him. The deceased girl who was 24 years old has been identified as Shifa, a resident of Lingasaguru.
As per the reports, the victim had known the accused for more than 6 years during which he had developed feelings for her. Amid this, Shifa’s parents had been planning to get her married to another man.
The accused, learning this, pressured the victim to marry him. On refusal, he attacked the girl while she was commuting from Lingasaguru to Sindhanoor. The accused stabbed the girl in the neck near the Sindhanoor Government Graduation College and slit her throat before leaving the spot.
The accused then visited the footwear shop of the person with whom Shifa’s parents had fixed her marriage. He created a ruckus there and then reached the Lingasaguru police station, surrendering for the crime he had committed.
Superintendent of Police Puttamadaiah took cognizance of the event and reached the spot to begin an investigation into the case. He ordered enhanced security at the college to ensure the safety of the students.
He also said that an FIR in the case has been registered and that the accused is being interrogated.
Muslim man murders Nega for refusing to convert to Islam
In a similar incident reported last year, a Hindu girl in Hubballi, Karnataka was murdered by a Muslim man who forced her to marry and convert her religion to Islam.
The accused identified as Fayaz killed Neha because she had refused to convert to Islam. The accused was reportedly in ‘love’ with her and had been furthering romantic advances.
But the girl had told him flat that she was not interested in his advances. Fayaz however proposed to her and on refusal murdered her. A detailed report on this account can be read here.
