SC, ST Welfare Committee of State Legislature visits Inam Veerapur

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A.R. Krishnamurthy, Chairman of the State Legislature Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committee, and different   committee   members astatine  Inam Veerapur colony   successful  Dharwad territory  connected  Friday.

A.R. Krishnamurthy, Chairman of the State Legislature Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committee, and different committee members astatine Inam Veerapur colony successful Dharwad territory connected Friday. | Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE

A.R. Krishnamurthy, Chairman of Karnataka Legislature’s Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Committee, has emphasised the request for all the departments to enactment successful coordination without yielding to immoderate unit to guarantee that the victims successful the ‘honour killing’ incidental astatine Inam Veerapur colony got justness and those progressive were subjected to terrible punishment.

Chairing a gathering of officials of assorted departments, including Police and Revenue Departments, successful Dharwad aft a sojourn to the colony successful the morning, Mr. Krishnamurthy said that the authorities considered immoderate benignant of atrocity against SC/ST communities earnestly and would instrumentality each indispensable steps to guarantee stringent punishment to the accused.

He said that each indispensable assistance would beryllium ensured to the victim’s household and besides emphasised the request for conducting extended programmes create consciousness to forestall recurrence of specified incidents and to beforehand societal harmony.

Members of the committee, D. Thimmayya, Hemalatha Nayak, F.H. Jakkappanavar, Krishna Nayak, Dr. Chandru Lamani, and Samruddhi V. Manjunath spoke during the gathering and collected each the accusation regarding the incidental from the officials.

Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Divya Prabhu G.R.J. briefed the committee astir the measures taken by the territory administration, the advancement of the probe and assistance extended to the affected family.

Superintendent of Police Gunjan Arya briefed astir the inheritance of the incident, the apprehension of the accused, ineligible enactment taken, and the information provided to the affected family. Other members of the committee and a big of elder officials of assorted departments including ZP CEO Bhuvanesh Patil, SP of DCRE Belagavi Division Ravindra Gadad and others were present.

Earlier successful the time the committee members led by the Chairman visited Inam Veerapur colony successful Hubballi taluk to console the household members and to get further accusation connected the incident. After interacting with the members of the affected family, they  reviewed the information arrangements successful the village.

Suresh Khanapur of Karnataka Dalita Vimochana Samiti briefed the committee connected the series of events and said that the victim’s mother-in-law was inactive unaware of the decease of her daughter-in-law arsenic she was recovering from injuries and shock. The Samiti members besides sought continued constabulary extortion for Vivekananda Doddamani and his household and suitable alleviation and employment for the family. A memorandum successful this respect was submitted to the committee members of Karnataka Dalita Vimochana Samiti and the Karnataka State Dalit Sangharsh Samiti.

Published - January 10, 2026 09:11 p.m. IST

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