A 34-year-old man was killed allegedly by the family members of a woman he was in love with, in Balaganur village of Sindgi Taluk in Karnataka. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the incident that took place on Thursday.
Police said Ravi Nimbargi was in a relationship with a 24 year-old-woman of a different religion for the last 3-4 years and her family was against their affair.
According to Ravi’s family, he went missing on Thursday and a missing complaint was filed on Friday at the Vijayapura police station.
“When he didn’t return even after 8 pm we went looking for him. We found his bag, footwear near farming fields. I returned home and informed the family and we intensified searches. We filed a complaint the next day,” Ravi’s younger brother Shashidhar told the media.
He added that Ravi’s girlfriend had called and told them that she suspected her family of harming Ravi.
Police said the woman’s father and elder brother went absconding after the incident but her maternal uncle and younger brother have been detained. The duo had confessed to the crime, they said.
On the basis of their statements, the body of Ravi was spotted in a pond of the village, said H.D. Anand, Superintendent of Police, Vijaypura.
Anand told online portal ThePrint that on October 22 the police had received a phone call from the woman who feared that her parents were going to harm Ravi.
We formed three teams and searched for the girl’s family members based on her statement, he said.
