The Kolar Rural police on Sunday arrested a farmer who had allegedly stamped his 19-year-old daughter to death over her alleged relationship with a boy from a different community and buried her body in his field at Thotli village on the outskirts of Kolar district on Friday.
The incident came to light when a patrolling policeman overheard rumours in the village about the mysterious death of Ramya and reported the matter to Superintendent of Police M. Narayana.
Mr. Narayana sent a few policemen in mufti to gather more details and arrested Venkatesh Gowda, 50, after confirming the facts. “It looks like an honour killing,” Mr. Narayana told The Hindu. The accused was agitated about his only daughter, Ramya, who was working in a private firm, for always being on her phone chatting with a minor boy from the neighbouring village.
