A minor girl from Kumbaragadige village in Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu was on Thursday beheaded by a person to whom she was engaged. The incident has sent shock waves across the district.
The girl had cleared the SSLC examination, the results of which were announced on Thursday morning, and she had reasons to celebrate. But she got engaged to 33-year-old Prakash on the same day, and this was objected to by the District Child Rights Protection Unit, which learnt of the development and intervened. Local police said the Child Helpline received a call about the engagement and it alerted the officials concerned.
