Patna-man, accused of kidnapping, kills the 5-year-old girl in Karnataka, killed in the police 'meeting' | Today news

A 35-year-old man, who kidnapped and killed an underage girl in the Hubballi of Karnataka, was killed in a meeting when he tried to flee from police who tried him, officials said on Sunday. The accused was identified as Rita Kumar, police said, adding that he had been accused of kidnapping and killing a four to five -year -old girl. Kumar, from Patna, tried to flee from the police. “This morning in the Vijayanagara area, within the Ashok Nagar police station of Hubballi-Dharwad City Commissionerate, a four to five-year-old girl’s body was found in an abandoned barn. After verification of CCTV footage and information from the residents, the girl’s body was identified as Rita Kumar (35) of Patna, Bihar, Hubballi police chief, a Shashi Kumar, was cited by Ians. In self -defense, PSI Annapurna fired warning shots and then shot at the accused and injured him in the leg and chest, “the senior police officer said. -Arpar, Reporting. building, police said earlier in the day. The incident elicited a major protest march, with a large number of residents of the area gathering before the Ashkag Nagar police station and demanding justice. The victim was with the mother of the family of the victim of the Koppal district. Her mother worked as a housewife and as assistant at a beauty salon while her father worked as a painter, Shashi Kumar said earlier. “The mother took her daughter for work while working at the houses in the area.” An unidentified man took the girl from there. When she searched, the girl was found in the bathroom of a small roof building in front of the house where she was missing. She was immediately moved to the hospital where she died, ‘he said. First published: 13 Apr 2025, 09:18 IST