Pregnant woman killed by husband with helmet

Davanagere, NT Bureau: A pregnant woman, who was thought to have died in a bike accident, was now revealed to have been killed by her husband who hit her on the head with a helmet near Nuggihalli Cross in Channagiri taluk recently.

The deceased was identified as Yashoda, who was three months pregnant when she died.

The revelation came about during investigation by the jurisdicitional police.

Yashoda, a resident of Sarathi Hosur village in Channagiri taluk, fell in love with Tippesh, 28, of Narganahalli village and they got married six months ago.

On January 4, Yashoda visited her maternal home with her husband. But she was believed to have died while returning on a two-wheeler.

Tippesh had informed her relatives that Yashoda had met with a bike accident and died.

Chandrappa, father of the deceased, suspected murder after seeing Yashoda’s body. He lodged a complaint that his daughter did not die in a bike accident, but was murdered.