KARNATAKA: An incident involving the murder of a man for allegedly sending messages on Instagram to his former girlfriend, whose marriage had been fixed with another man, was reported from Tarikere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district on Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as 21-year-old Manjunath, a resident of Udeva village near Tarikere. The arrested persons include the girl’s brother Kiran, her fiance Venu, and their friends Appu and Manju. Manjunath was stabbed on Wednesday night near the Attiganalu village flyover and later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.
According to the police, Manjunath and the woman were previously in a relationship, which she later ended. She had recently got engaged to Venu. However, Manjunath allegedly continued to send her messages on WhatsApp and other social media platforms despite repeated warnings.