Overview
- Police say a pregnant woman, identified as Manya Doddamani, died after a Sunday night assault in Inam Veerapur village of Hubballi taluk.
- Investigators have arrested eight suspects, including her father Prakashgouda Patil, and are pursuing additional accused still at large.
- Two more arrested were named as Basappa Solargoppa and Anil Gowda Patil, while authorities continue efforts to track the remaining suspects.
- Two police personnel—Sangameshi Sagar of the Special Branch and beat constable Chandrakanth Rathod—were suspended pending a departmental inquiry into possible lapses.
- Protests continued across Dharwad, Haveri and Kalaburagi, as officials visited the village, security was tightened, nine injured relatives remained hospitalized, and the district administration announced Rs 5 lakh in assistance.