The murder of Neha Hiremath in broad daylight on the campus of BVB College in Hubballi on Thursday not only sparked outrage in Karnataka but also the incident of multiple stabbings by Fayaz for refusing a proposal ignited a political firestorm of Love Jihad.
Murder for a NO?
Neha, a first-year student of MCA died after being stabbed multiple times on the college campus in front of shocked students. The CCTV footage shows Fayaz stabbing her before fleeing.
Father of the deceased, Niranjan Hiremath, who is Karnataka Congress’s corporator, said that Fayaz attacked his 23-year-old daughter for refusing his proposal. She stayed away from him and mentioned that she didn’t like him. This rejection didn’t go well with her classmate Fayaz who in avenge killed her.
#WATCH | Congress Corporator and father of the deceased, Niranjan Hiremath says “After my daughter’ was returning from college, an unknown person came and stabbed him 7 times and she died on the spot. The accused has already been arrested. The motive of the murder is that the… pic.twitter.com/ueqFcIuWxs
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He added that they (the family) knew him and had a conversation with him before the incident where they explained that no marriage is possible because they’re Hindu and Fayaz was Muslim.
Love Jihad matter ignites
This triggered the debate of Love Jihad and the opposition parties, particularly the BJP, hit out at the Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt accusing it of doing politics of appeasement and sidelining the law and order.
Congress refutes father from Congress
While the BJP leaders have outrightly spoken on this murder of a Congress corporator’s daughter, the Congress govt. has something different to say. It firmly refutes the allegations of Love Jihad and state home minister G Parameshwara labels it as a mutual relationship. Wiping out the scope of Love Jihad, Parameshwara said that it doesn’t seem so.
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The accused has been arrested and further investigation is underway but the government not going by what its corporator has to say seems taking aback the citizens, the students and the opposition.
