Parents of accused apologise to family of student murdered in Hubballi and people of Karnataka, seek strict punishment

The mother of the accused is a teacher. Speaking to mediapersons in Dharwad on April 20, she demanded strict punishment to her son as per the law of the land.

While protests are being held across Karnataka seeking capital punishment to the accused in the murder of Neha Hiremath in her college campus in Hubballi, his parents have apologised to the people of Karnataka and the family of the deceased. They have demanded strict punishment for what their sone has done.

Speaking to mediapersons in Dharwad on April 20, Fayaz’s mother, Mamtaz, a teacher, has demanded strict punishment as per the law of the land.

She was deeply shocked by the developments that had led to Neha’s murder. “It is great injustice to Neha and her family.. What he has done is completely wrong. He has made us hang our head in shame. He had left home five days ago (April 13) saying he was fed up of sitting at home and would go find a job. I came to know about the murder after an acquaintance called asking me to switch on the television,” she said.

Terming Neha as a good girl, Mamtaz said that her son and Neha were not only good friends, but were also in love.

“It was not a one-sided love. He had told me that Neha was in love with him, and they were ready to get married, but I had told him to first focus on a career. My son is intelligent and was a university blue (an award of colours earned by athletes for competition at the highest level). Neha too was intelligent. I wanted them to prepare for IAS. But he has made us hang our head in shame,” she said. She recalled speaking to Neha over phone once.

“But what he has done is a big mistake, and he should suffer for what he has done. As a mother myself, I know the kind of grief Neha’s family is in. He should be given severe punishment as per the law of the land,” she said.

Speaking to mediapersons in Munavalli in Belagavi district in north Karnataka, father of the accused Babasaheb Subani too apologised to the people and to Neha’s family.