Newskarnatka – Udupi

Udupi: The distraught family members of Ranjitha, who was allegedly stabbed to death by Yogesh on Wednesday November 27, have insisted the police to arrest Yogesh’s family, as he has been absconding and until he is been arrested the family must be taken into remand.

Under the pressure of the family Yogesh’s uncle Rajkumar was taken into custody.

Yogesh had approached Ranjitha and demanded her consent for his love, when she refused he wielded a knife and stabbed her in the broad day light after escaping from the spot. The locals who saw Ranjitha in a pool of blood rushed her to Ajjarkad hospital, where she was pronounced brought dead.

Ranjitha’s family claimed that Yogesh had been troubling Ranjitha for the past one year and two months ago, Ranjitha and her mother along with few members from the Dalit Samithi had even approached the DC and the SP with a complaint against him.

Ranjitha had begged the SP for police protection from Yogesh as she could not even go to college in peace because of him wherein the SP had assured her that they would take action; still he was only left with a warning.

As per the family, at that point Yogesh’s uncle Rajkumar had assured the police that he would take full responsibility for Yogesh’s action and that he would send him away to Mangalore or Katapady. A written assurance was given that the Yogesh would not disturb the girl anymore.

However, on Tuesday November 26, Yogesh once again troubled the girl and the family informed the police, who came to the neighbourhood but could not find him anyway. The family also alleged that Yogesh’s two sisters had supported him in his actions.

As Yogesh’s uncle Rajkumar had taken responsibility for Yogesh’s action earlier, the police have taken him into custody. Although Ranjitha’s family and members of Dalit Sangharsha Samiti have however refused to conduct her last rites until the entire family of Yogesh was arrested.