
The daughter of a Congress leader in the Indian state of Karnataka was stabbed to death by her ex-lover, the news agency PTI reported on Thursday (Apr 18)citingthepolice. Neha Hiremath, the daughter of Congress corporatorNiranjan Hiremathwasstudying at the BVB College inHubballi. Neha, 23, was a student of Masterof Computer Applications (MCA) at the institute, the police said.
The accusedwas identifiedas 23-year-old Fayaz and was arrested. As per the police, Neha and Fayaz were batchmates during their undergraduate studies.A case of murder was registeredand an investigation was underway.
The police said that Fayaz went inside the college campus with a knife and stabbed Neha. Hetoosustainedinjuries during the attack. The entire incidentwas caughton CCTV.
Both Neha and Fayazwere shiftedto a hospital, but the woman was declared brought dead.
“During interrogation, he (Fayaz) claimed thatthe two of themhad been in a relationship and that she had suddenly started avoiding him. It needs to be corroborated and verified, but hewas arrestedimmediately,”a police officer told the news agency.
(With inputs from agencies)