Honour killing: Father strangles daughter to death

By: Shyam Sundar 
Vattam / NT
Mysuru

In a dastardly act, a man strangled his daughter for allegedly falling in love with a Dalit boy whom she wanted to marry at Kaggundi village in Periyapatna taluk of Mysuru district on Monday. 
According to police, the deceased has been identified as Shalini (17), daughter of Suresh and Baby. She was studying at a PU College and fell in love with Manju, a Dalit and a resident of a neighbouring village. After coming to know about  their love affair, her parents advised her to focus on studies as she was still a minor. When Shalini was away writing her second PU  examination, the girl’s parents allegedly quarrelled with Manju blaming him for the affair and the matter reached the police station. 
Suresh wanted his daughter to file a written complaint against her lover but she not only refused  but also told the police that she loved Manju and her parents were creating obstacles. She even declined to go with her parents to the village. Subsequently, she was counselled by the Child Development Project Officer and sent to Bala Mandir in Mysuru.

On May 18, Suresh and Baby went to Bala Mandir and convinced their daughter to return home. She was sent home after getting an undertaking that she would stay with her parents. Though she was advised not to interact with Manju, she allegedly continued to chat with him through social media.
The police said, on June 6, Shalini wanted to go to the house of Manju but was stopped by her father. When she refused to heed his request, Suresh strangled her. Baby who went to rescue her daughter  was unsuccessful. After allegedly killing  their daughter, the duo wanted to shift the body somewhere near Manju’s house on a two-wheeler. Unable to do it, they dumped the body in a nearby field and returned home.

The next day, Suresh went to the police station and surrendered He also admitted to have killed his daughter to protect the honour of the family. After a preliminary inquiry, the police arrested both Suresh and Baby. Their two sons, Sacchit (15)  and Nitin Gowda (13), are now alone at home.
On receipt of information, Superintendent of Police R.Chetan and Additional SP Shivakumar R Dandin, visited the spot.
Periyapatna police have registered a case.