Udupi: Elopement with lover - Minor girl found dead, youth charged with murder


Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Sep 5: The love affair between a boy and a minor girl from Palimar in the taluk had culminated in both of them eloping from their native place on Wednesday September 3 morning. The incident took a new twist after the girl's body was found floating in Shambhavi river on Thursday September 4.

As a result, the complaint filed by the girl's father, Madhava Servegar residing near Palimar Bagiltaya House near Padubidri that had accused the youth of kidnapping his minor daughter, has been converted into murder case.

The boy in question has been charged with murder based on the fact that only the girl's body was found from the rivulet. It was found in Mattu region on Thursday evening. Parts of her body had been found to have been bitten away by fish. The boy or his body remained untraced till Thursday night.

Initially, it was thought that Bhagyashree Servegar (17) and Pradeep Poojary (25), who had fled from their respective houses together, would have decided to commit suicided out of apprehension that the castes to which they belong might hamper their plans of living together, and the doubt that their elders would not approve of their relationship. But the police department, in principle, is not prepared to rest on this theory. Their suspicion that the girl would have been pushed into the rivulet by the boy before running away, cannot be totally ruled dismissed as impossible. The department, which is trying to locate the present whereabouts of Poojary, believes that it can get a clearer idea only after this task is achieved.

The family members, who were called to identify the body, confirmed the identity. Bhagyashree, said to be a brilliant student, was pursuing first year diploma in education (DEd) course in the government girls teachers training school here.

Pradeep Poojary, resident of Kunhalithota in Palimar, had studied till pre-university in Palimar, before beginning to work on providing mosaic flooring in construction sector. The police department claims that he had left behind a written note addressed to his father before abandoning his house, in which he confessed to have committed some mistake, and pledging never to return home. It is said that before leaving his home, he withdrew Rs 3,000 from his account by using the ATM card, and handed over this amount to his mother. His purse, ATM card, cell phone, and other belongings were also left behind by him at home, it is learnt.

Kaup police circle inspector, Sunil Nayak, Padubidri station house officer, Azmat Ali, and other staff have taken up investigation in the case. The first task they have set for themselves is to locate the whereabouts of Pradeep Poojary. Some local expert divers have been extending support to tbe police in searching for Poojary's body in water bodies around the region to make sure that Poojary had not committed suicide by jumping into one of them.

  

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sat, Sep 06 2014

    Very sad.Youngsters are falling in love is normal ,but without any thoughts about future,just elope without informing parents and then either suecide or end somewhere on the road.They should atleast think and tell parents about their affair ,not indulge in such adventures.Now parents are in sorrow ,not knowing what happened.Atleast if the Boy is alive let him tell parents the true Story.It doesnt help hiding.Hope they will findout the Boy or the truth.my heartfelt sympathys to the Girls parents.May her Soul rest in peace.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    Thum Kare Tho Bhalatkar ...

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  • anwar, mangalore

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    Sad end to young soul..May be some group will name this as caste Jihad and start protesting now!!!

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  • Mohammed, Mangalore/Dubai

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    Very sad but let the elements like BD, VHP, HVS, BJP give a name to these kind of incidents other than LOVE JIHAD.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    Mohammed, Mangalore/Dubai Why are you communalising this sad incident?

    What has BJP, RSS or VHP got to do with this? You're sitting far away earning dirhams, please do not write crap & pollute this forum

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  • Ali, M'lore

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    BD, VHP, HVS, BJP Time for action pls. V want justice for this teenage girl

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  • Hamdan, Udupi/Dubai

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    J.anata, Mangalore/Bangalore,

    Same if boy was muslim, your answer would have different.

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  • muslim, udupi/dubai

    Sat, Sep 06 2014

    hi, I am Muslim... I would like to advice here, this is our cheap thought which leads to be suspicious.. first of all, we don't believe us, that is the reason we are afraid of getting blamed.

    Here, there is nothing related to religion or any political party.. this is just an elopement case, and it can be common in all religion.. so stop being a typical orthodox..

    if you have any problem with any religion or party, then i would suggest you to recall the "nobel thought" which we use to write on board during school days,. "give respect, take respect" it will help you lot in the future. in shaa allah allah guide you with best and best. Jazakallahu khair.

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  • Peter Lewis, Kalmady/k s a

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    Separate Counselling is very necessary to the Girls as well as Boys to avoid these Love affairs and its Consequences from High School Level and above atleast once in a year. May the deceased soul rest in peace.

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  • Peter Lewis, Kalmady/k s a

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    Separate 3Councelling is very necessary to the Girls as well as Boys from High school level and above to avoid these Love affair and its Consequences.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    I think 'Elope' is derived from the Kannada Words 'Eedu Lopaa' , which means,'This is Wrong'.Right?

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  • YOUSUF K, BANAGALORE

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    Daye Incha Saipaerye..

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  • Puneeth Kumar, udupi

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    IMMATUED Love is just an imagination...Don't pay your life for this imagination...RIP

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  • Judith L, MUMBAI

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    RSS,VHP,BD Time for action pls. V want justice for this teenage girl

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  • Pioneer, mangalore

    Fri, Sep 05 2014

    Accused should be from other community to get justice...Or else there will be no naataka from these senas ...

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