New Delhi: Neha Hiremath, daughter of Congress Corporator Niranjan Hiremath was stabbed to demise by Fayaz, a former buddy and classmate on April 18 on a school campus in Karnataka’s Hubbali. The homicide case has sparked outrage in Karnataka over the previous two days.
In Today’s DNA, Zee News anchor Ram Mohan Sharma analysed the ongoing ‘Love Jihad’ politics surrounding the school lady’s homicide in Karnataka.
It all started with the emergence of a video from BVB College, Hubli, displaying a boy attacking a lady with a knife. Due to the delicate nature of the video, we can not present it in full. However, this incident has heated up all the things from the streets to the political panorama of the state. The sufferer, Neha, daughter of native Congress councilor Niranjan Hiremath, was murdered, and the alleged attacker, Fayaz, is a Muslim. The case has been related to allegations of ‘Love Jihad’.
Neha and Fayaz each studied BCA on the similar faculty, though Fayaz had dropped out. Neha was pursuing MCA on the time of her homicide. Conflicting narratives encompass the case. Neha’s father and the opposition BJP declare it is a case of Love Jihad, whereas the Karnataka authorities maintains it is solely a homicide case.
The political storm intensified when Neha’s father, Niranjan Hiremath, accused ‘Love Jihad’ of being behind his daughter’s homicide. He claimed Neha was pressured to transform her faith. According to him, Neha and Fayaz had been faculty buddies, not romantically concerned. Allegations surfaced that Fayaz and his associates had been pressuring Neha to transform.
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Neha’s father’s accusations sparked widespread outrage in Karnataka, notably with the point out of ‘Love Jihad’. ABVP and different organizations demanded stringent motion towards Fayaz and his accomplices. Protests erupted in numerous components of Karnataka, together with Hubli, Kalaburagi, and Dharwad, with calls for for an intensive investigation and the arrest of the others concerned.
Contrary to Neha’s father’s stance, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the state authorities view the case purely as homicide. Fayaz’s mom said that Neha and Fayaz had been in a relationship and wished to marry. Despite being distressed by her son’s actions, she apologized on his behalf.
Both Fayaz’s and Neha’s fathers expressed remorse over the tragic incident. Fayaz’s father, Babasaheb Subani, disclosed that Neha’s father had beforehand complained about Fayaz harassing Neha. However, Fayaz later revealed to his father about his relationship with Neha and the next altercation. The Karnataka Police are investigating each angles, although the state authorities doesn’t categorize it as Love Jihad.
The time period ‘Love Jihad’ is commonly invoked when a Muslim particular person is accused of engaging a non-Muslim right into a relationship for spiritual conversion. Given the Hindu sufferer and Muslim accused in Neha and Fayaz’s case, politicians have swiftly weighed in.
