Karnataka: Amit Shah meets family of Hubbali murder victim

Hubbali (Karnataka) [India], May 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met the parents of Neha Hiremath, who was stabbed to death, in Hubbali.
Neha (21) was stabbed to death allegedly by her former classmate, Fayaz Khodunaik on April 18, at the campus of KLE Technological University in Hubballi Dharwad, where she was the first-year MCA student.
Her father Niranjan Hiremath, is the Congress Councillor of Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation.
The police arrested Fayaz within hours of the incident and produced him before a magistrate, who sent him to 14-day judicial custody.
The CID took Fayaz's custody and was later brought to Hubballi from Dharwad.
While police investigation suggests Neha and Fayaz were in a relationship, her family members have said that he was pestering her and that she had rejected his marriage proposal.
The case also sparked protests across the country.
BJP has attacked the Siddaramaiah government over the incident and has demanded a CBI probe.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said that the government strongly condemns the murder of Neha Hiremath and the CID investigation has been expedited to punish the accused.
"When I was CM earlier, I had handed over cases to the CBI. What moral right do they have to ask? Let them not indulge in politics with the case," he said.
Earlier, Congress General Secretary and Karnataka-in charge Randeep Singh Surjewala also visited Neha Hiremath's family and assured them of justice. (ANI)