A Muslim man was arrested in Karnataka’s Hubballi for allegedly assaulting a Hindu girl who sought to end their friendship following the murder of Neha Hiremath.
According to the police, the arrested individual has been identified as Aftab, a fruit vendor. The victim informed the police that she had been introduced to him through another Muslim girl who was her classmate.
“Aftab had been following me for two years. He gave me gifts in bags and other items. I tried to be friends with him, however, after the Neha murder incident, I became suspicious of Aftab’s intentions and asked him to end all relationships between us,” the girl informed the police.
She further said that, “Aftab asked me to return all the gifts he had given me. When I went to return the gifts and asked him to end our friendship, he assaulted me. He hit me with a heavy object on my head in broad daylight on the street.”
She said that Aftab also set fire to the gifts returned by the girl on the roadside. “When passersby saw me being attacked, they came to my rescue, and they pulled Aftab away from there,” she claimed.
One of the bystanders who intervened to save the girl from the alleged assault said he suddenly saw a boy attacking a girl in broad daylight at a public place. He said, “I ran to help her and pushed him away.” The assailant, Aftab, also had a knife with him, he added.
The victim further complained to the police that Aftab had forcibly given her bags and other items as gifts. She claimed that he also exerted pressure on her to continue the relationship.
The police have initiated an investigation into the matter. Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissioner Renuka Sukumar stated that the police have arrested the accused Aftab in connection with the case.
The brutal murder of Neha, the daughter of Congress Councillor of Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation Niranjan Hiremath, has captured widespread attention. CCTV footage shows Fayaz, the accused, stabbing Neha multiple times in her college campus before fleeing the scene. He was subsequently arrested.
(With inputs from agencies)
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