10 arrested for Belagavi man's murder, girl’s parents hired hitmen for the job

According to the police, they killed 24-year-old Arbaz Mullah primarily because it was an interfaith relationship and they did not approve of it.

The Belagavi Police have arrested 10 people, including the parents of the girl who hired hitmen to kill the man their daughter was in love with. According to the police, they killed 24-year-old Arbaz Mullah primarily because it was an interfaith relationship and they did not approve of it.The police first registered a case of unnatural death when Mullah’s body was found on September 28. Later, a murder case was registered based on his post-mortem report and the nature of injuries to his head.

ALSO READ | Bengaluru man kills 10-year-old son; wife, girlfriend help him conceal crimeThe arrested were identified as Pundalika Maharaj (39), Kuthabuddhin Allahbaksh (36), Susheela Eerappa (42), Maruthi Prahlad (30), Manjunath Thukaram (25), Ganapathi Jnaneshwara (27), Eerappa Basavanni Kumbara (54), Prashanth Kallappa (28), Praveen Shankar (28), and Shridhar Mahadeva Doni.Belagavi Superintendent of Police (SP) Laxman Nimbargi said Eerappa Basavanni Kumbara and Susheela Eerappa, parents of Mullah’s girlfriend, allegedly hired men to kill him. Police claimed that Pundalika was the prime accused who formed the team for the murder.