While protests over the brutal murder of student Neha Hiremath continued for the third day in a row at various places across the State seeking severe punishment to the accused Fayaz in the case, religious heads, political leaders including Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar met Neha’s family to console them.
BJP leaders including Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, ex-Chief Ministers Basavaraj Bommai and Jagadish Shettar and ex-Union Minister Basanagouda Patil Yatnal have sought a thorough investigation terming it a case of ‘Love Jihad’ and lambasted the state government for what they have termed as ‘failing law and order situation in the State’.
