Lingayat seers demand death penalty in Neha’s murder case, BJP leader Jagadish Shettar visits victim’s family after Congress leaders reject ‘Love Jihad’ angle

“Lingayat seers demand death penalty in Neha murder case, BJP leader Jagadish Shettar visits victim’s family after Congress leaders reject ‘Love Jihad’ angle,” Opindia, April 20, 2024:

“Days after Congress leader Niranjan Hiremath’s daughter Neha was stabbed to death by her former classmate Fayaz for rejecting his advances, former Karnataka CM and BJP leader Jagadish Shettar visited their Hubballii residence to express solidarity with the bereaved family .

Earlier, Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation Congress councilor Niranjan Hiremath had called out his party leaders for denying the Love Jihad angle in his daughter Neha’s murder.

After his meeting with the bereaved family, BJP leader and candidate from Belagavi, Jagadish Shettar raised questions over the crumbling law and order situation in the state and demanded strict punishment against the accused…

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