Refusing To Communicate, Man Brutally Murders 31-Year-Old Former Classmate In Karnataka's Yellapur; Later 'Commits' Suicide

New Delhi: In another shocking incident, a married woman was brutally murdered in Yellapur town of Uttara Kannada district on Friday afternoon, triggering tension and protests by Hindu organisations. 

The victim, Ranjita Mallappa Bansode (31), worked as a cooking assistant at a government school. She had been living separately from her husband for several years and was residing in Ashraya Colony, Kalamma Nagar.

According to Uttara Kannada District Superintendent of Police, the accused Rafiq Imamsab (30), a resident of the same locality and her former classmate, allegedly attacked her with a sharp weapon after she stopped communicating with him. 

After the tragic murder, the body of the accused was later discovered in the forest area of Yellapur police station limits. The cops, suspecting that the accused committed suicide, stated that he carried rope and liquor along with him and a case has been lodged in this regard.

Victim was stabbed on neck

When the victim was returning home from work, the accused Rafiq stabbed her on the neck near the house following which she collapsed in a pool of blood.

After learning about the incident, the family members and neighbours of the victim rushed her to Yellapur Government Hospital, from where she was referred to KIMS Hospital, Hubballi. However, she succumbed to her injuries on the way.

Police have registered a case at Yellapur Police Station under murder charges and the Atrocities Act. 

Meanwhile, the accused had fled the scene immediately after the incident and four special police teams, including senior officers, had been formed to trace him.

Hindu groups demand justice

Following the horrific murder, hundreds of activists from Hindu organisations had gathered outside Yellapur Police Station, questioning police officials over the delay in arrest of Rafiq, whose body was later found in forest premises.

A bandh call led to heightened tension in the town.

In response, tight police security was imposed across Yellapur, with KSRP platoons and additional forces were deployed to maintain law and order.

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