In a rare case, a fiancee was raped and murdered by her own lover at Kalghatagi, about 30 km from here. Police said the accused Basavaraj alias Ishwarappa Bagewadi had thrown the body into a ditch before fleeing from the scene. Basavaraj was in love with Preeti Venkat Sing since a very long time. One day he allegedly persuaded her to travel along with him to Mangalore and Calicut in Kerala. As he reached a nearby village Devikoppa in Kalghatagi taluka he raped and strangulated her to death in a field. He threw her body in a ditch and escaped, the police said.
The body was traced after father of the girl lodged a complaint. The father, who identified the body, alleged that it was Basavaraj who was responsible for the crime. UNI