Tensions has mounted in Karnataka’s Mandya district after students come out in large numbers to join the ongoing protest seeking to stop the release of Cauvery River water by Karnataka authorities into Tamil Nadu
The FIR was filed based on a social media post wherein a software professional from Bengaluru, Karnataka had levelled charges of love jihad against the accused
"The Commission vehemently condemns this heinous crime against a woman. We assert that a comprehensive, impartial, and expeditious investigation is an absolute imperative", said the statement by the NCW.
The dog that attacked the accused was probably a stray, according to the police, who added that the victim received treatment at KC General Hospital prior to returning home.
The victim is a native of Rinchenpong, West Sikkim and a resident of Electronics City, Phase I. He lives in Doddathoguru with his homemaker wife and three-month-old baby and is working as a waiter at a hotel in Neeladri Nagar for the past seven months.
Former Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy, whose home was destroyed in 2020 Bengaluru riots, stated that it was the result of a government's political plot.