Daijiworld Media Network - Mysuru (SP)
Mysuru, May 10: In a shocking incident reported from Sagare village in Sargur in H D Kote taluk of the district, a father, with support from brother, killed his daughter and burnt down her body a few days back. The police came to know of the incident after they heard the rumour doing the rounds in the village after many days.
Shilpa (19), daughter of Prakash, was murdered in this incident. The police, during investigation, came to know that Shilpa was murdered by her father, Prakash, his brother, Govindaraju, and three others. After killing her on the bank of River Kapila, her body was burnt down and ashes were thrown into the river, it has come to light.
Rumour about this dastardly act began making the rounds a couple of days back and finally reached Sargur police station. Police circle inspector, Harish Kumar, and Sargur police sub-inspector, Nityanand, went to the village and questioned Prakash. The police got to know from him that Shilpa was killed and burnt down. Thereafter, Prakash and his brother, Govindaraja, were taken into custody and produced in the court upon which they were remanded to judicial custody.
Shilpa had been married to Basavaraj from Sonahalli village in the taluk two weeks ago. After a w eek of her marriage, Shilpa told her husband and in-laws that she was in love with Rakesh, son of Soma Nayaka fromher village and that she was not prepared to live with her husband. This gave rise to commotion in that household and Shilpa remained adamant although elders tried to sort out the situation. Later, Prakash had somehow pacified the in-laws of Shilpa and brought his daughter to his house in Sagare village.
Thereafter, under some pretext, Shilpa was taken to near River Kapila by her father and his brother. With help from some other villagers, they killed Shilpa there and burnt her body. The ashes were immersed in the river flowing nearby, the police said. The other three who had joined hands in the murder are at large and police are looking to arrest them, it is gathered.