The Karnataka State Dalit Sangharsh Samiti, along with the Karnataka State Dalit Student Union and the Karnataka State Dalit Women’s Union (Revolutionary), strongly condemned the honour killing of a pregnant woman in Inam Veerapur village, Hubballi taluk, and demanded capital punishment for the accused.
The organisations submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah through the district administration in Yadgir on December 30, 2025, describing the incident as not only an attack on an individual but also an assault on humanity in the name of caste-based honour.
Mallikarjun Kranthi, State Organizing Convener of Karnataka Rajya Dalit Sangharsh Samiti (Krantikari), said, “The accused persons named Prakash Gowda Patil, Preetam Gowda Patil, Arun Gowda Patil, Eerappa, and Mudakappa, who were responsible for this murder, should be sentenced to death. The remaining accused must be arrested immediately.”
He added, “Killing a woman for marrying a Dalit man in the name of honour is an inhuman act and goes against the principles of Basaveshwar. The state government should announce ₹50 lakh compensation for Vivekanand and also provide a government job and four acres of land.”
Kranthi further urged the government to curb honour killings by imposing the death penalty on the guilty and ensuring that all remaining accused are promptly arrested.
