4 given death in Karnataka for killing inter-caste couple in 2019

A district court in Gadag, Karnataka sentenced four individuals to death for the 2019 'honour killing' of Gangamma Rathod and her husband Ramesh Madar. Despite their inter-caste marriage and two years living in different cities, the couple's return to their native village led to their murder by Gangamma's relatives, resulting in legal action.

GADAG: The district court in Gadag in Karnataka sentenced on Friday four people to death in connection with a so-called " honour killing " in 2019. All four accused - Parashuram Rathod, Shivappa Rathod, Ravi Rathod, and Ramesh Rathod - were relatives of Gangamma Rathod , 23, who, along with her husband Ramesh Madar, 29, were murdered two years after the couple's inter-caste marriage . Videos 58:58 President Droupadi Murmu's Mega Address To Joint Parliament Session | Budget 2025 10 hours ago 01:13 Budget Session 2025: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Tables Economic Survey | Watch 11 hours ago 12:02 Budget Session 2025: PM Narendra Modi Takes A Dig At ‘Shararati’ Opposition 11 hours ago 03:21 'Don't Give Me Gyaan': Blistering Faceoff Between Akhilesh Yadav & Anurag Thakur In Lok Sabha 185 days ago 06:57 Rahul Gandhi Vs Om Birla: Five Big Moments Of Fiery Faceoff & Jibes | Watch 185 days ago 07:25 'Adani-Ambani.

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Despite resistance from Gangamma's family, the two fled their village and married in 2017. Thereafter, they resided in Shivamogga and Bengaluru and had two children. Assuming that time would have healed the ill-feeling in Gangamma's family over their marriage and that they had probably been forgiven, the two returned to their native Lakkalkatti on Deepavali in 2019.

However, Parashuram and the others murdered them on Nov 6, 2019, following which Gajendragad police registered a case under multiple sections of the IPC and submitted a chargesheet on Jan 18, 2020..