Hindutva organisations stage protest in Belagavi over Hubballi murder

Hindutva groups protest brutal killing of Neha Hiremath in Belagavi, demand justice and capital punishment for accused.

Members of various Hindutva organisations came together under the banner of Jagruta Mahila Vedike and staged a protest in Belagavi on Monday against the brutal killing of Neha Hiremath in Hubballi recently.

A protest march was taken out from Maruti Galli. The protestors, mostly women, took out the march in the streets of the Old City before reaching the Kittur Channamma Circle.

They held pictures of the slain girl and shouted slogans in favour of the departed soul. They held placards that said Justice for Hindu Girls. They raised slogans of Jai Sri Ram and Bharat Mata Ki Jai. They walked to the Deputy Commissioner’s office and submitted a memorandum.

In the memorandum, they demanded capital punishment for the accused and the highest form of detrimental punishment so that no one else will dare commit such crimes in the future.

The protesting members also demanded adequate compensation and protection to the victim’s family.

Apart from members of the RSS, the ABVP, the VHP and Sri Ram Sena Hindustan and other organisations, some swamis and BJP workers participated in the protest.

BJP candidate Jagdish Shettar, BJP State vice-president Anil Benake, MP Mangala Angadi, Subhash Patil, Sanjay Patil and others walked along with the protestors.