K’TAKA COUPLE FOUND DEAD, POLICE SUSPECT HATE CRIME

A Dalit man and a Muslim woman were found murdered in north Karnataka’s Vijayapura district on Tuesday in a suspected hate crime, police officials familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Police suspected that the murder was committed by the family of the woman, who didn’t agree to her relationship with the man.

“We are investigating the allegation that the family was not in favour of the relationship and when they found them in a field, they killed them using a stone. We will get further information on the case once we secure the suspects, ” Anupam Agarwal, superintendent of police Vijayapura, said.