CM hands over B'luru college student's murder case to CID

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday handed over the murder case of a college student reported in the city recently, to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after the deceased’s mother voiced doubts about the state police and claimed there were threats to her and her family.

The decision was taken by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah following a meeting with the mother, KR Sowmya, who, along with a delegation of social activists, submitted a memorandum.

Sowmya stated that she was raising concerns about the non-cooperation of the local police, willful negligence, attempts to destroy evidence, collusion with the murderers, and threats to her.

She demanded a comprehensive investigation of the case. Sowmya, a social activist who works for for the welfare of Dalits and oppressed communities, stated that she is facing the most challenging time of her life following the murder of her daughter Prabuddha.

Prabuddha, a secondyear BBA student at BMS Women’s College, was murdered at her residence on May 15.

"From day one, the Subramanyapura police investigating officers behaved suspiciously and caused immense pain to me. The team didn’t even listen when I repeatedly said that my daughter was not a coward to commit suicide. They tried to project it as a case of suicide for the first three to four days. They helped the murderer and protected his parents,'' she claimed.