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Two Women Killed in Karnataka

Two young women murdered, accused arrested.

Mumbai Alert · City Desk
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City Desk · Mumbai Alert News · Fri, 17 July 2026 at 01:50 pm
Two Women Killed in Karnataka

In two separate incidents, two young women were brutally murdered in Karnataka. The first incident occurred in Bengaluru, where a 23-year-old law student, Amrutha, was stabbed multiple times outside a pizza outlet where she worked. The second incident took place in Bantwal Town, where 22-year-old Lavanya was hacked to death at a bus stop.

According to the police, Amrutha was murdered by Surya, the brother of a man named Dhanush, who had proposed to her. Amrutha had initially agreed to marry Dhanush, but later discovered that he was already married and had a child. She refused to marry him, and Dhanush tried to convince her that he had separated from his first wife. However, Amrutha did not change her mind.

On the day of the incident, Dhanush and his brother Surya approached Amrutha outside the pizza outlet and tried to persuade her to marry Dhanush. When she refused, Surya pulled out a knife and stabbed her multiple times. Amrutha was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she died the next day. The police have arrested both Dhanush and Surya.

In the second incident, Lavanya was murdered by a distant relative, Chethan, who had been stalking her. Lavanya had been working at a private nursing home and would travel by bus every day. She had told her cousins about Chethan's stalking and had been advised to be careful. On the day of the incident, Chethan sat next to Lavanya on the bus and followed her when she got off. He then pulled out a matchet and hacked her to death at the bus stop.

The police arrested Chethan on Friday morning, after tracking him down to a nearby village. The incidents have shocked the community, and the police are investigating the motives behind the murders. The fact that both women were murdered by men who had been rejected by them has raised concerns about the safety of women in the state.

The police have stated that they are taking the incidents seriously and are working to prevent such crimes from happening in the future. The incidents have also sparked a debate about the need for stricter laws to protect women from stalking and harassment.

The families of the victims have been left devastated by the incidents, and the community is in shock. The murders have highlighted the need for greater awareness and education about the importance of respecting women's boundaries and the dangers of stalking and harassment.

In recent years, there have been several incidents of women being murdered by men who had been rejected by them. The incidents have sparked a national debate about the need for stricter laws and greater awareness about the issue. The government has introduced several measures to protect women from violence, but more needs to be done to address the root causes of the problem.

The incidents in Karnataka are a reminder of the need for continued efforts to protect women's safety and to promote greater awareness and education about the importance of respecting women's boundaries. The police and the government must work together to prevent such crimes from happening in the future and to ensure that justice is served for the victims and their families.

The arrests of the accused in both incidents are a positive step towards justice, but more needs to be done to address the underlying issues that led to the murders. The community must come together to promote greater awareness and education about the importance of respecting women's boundaries and the dangers of stalking and harassment.

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