A 25-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her partner at Gokak Falls in Belagavi district after she repeatedly demanded he fulfill his promise to marry her. The victim has been identified as Rakshita Sarikar from Harugeri village in Raibag taluk, while the accused is Basappa Siddappa Satannavar from Adalahatti village in Athani taluk. The incident marks the tragic end of a four-year relationship characterized by broken vows.
According to a complaint filed by the victim’s family, the accused had promised to marry Rakshita but continuously postponed the wedding. On October 28, he reportedly took her from Harugeri to Gokak Falls. Around 4 pm, while sitting on a roadside platform near the falls, Rakshita questioned him about his failure to marry her despite years of promises. An argument ensued, during which the family alleges the accused slapped her, strangled her with his hands, and tightened a stole around her neck, causing her death. He then allegedly dumped her body among thorny bushes on a steep hillside near the falls to conceal the crime and destroy evidence.
