Doctor killed by in-laws in Karnataka over infertility

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A 30-year-old doctor, Renuka Santosh Honakande, was brutally murdered by her in-laws in Belagavi, Karnataka, on May 18, 2025, for not bearing children.

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00:00This doctor was allegedly killed by her in-laws for not bearing children in Belagawi, Karnataka

00:04on May 18, 2025. According to the police, the mother-in-law Jai Shri pushed the victim Dr.

00:10Renuka Santoshwana Kande off a moving tow wheeler then attacked her with a stone. The father-in-law

00:14Kamanna later strangled her. According to police sources, the duo then tied her body to the bike

00:19and dragged it for over 100 meter to make it seem like an accident caused by her saree getting

00:23entangled in the bike wheel. Speculations indicate that the incident happened during

00:27Renuka's return from a temple. Belagawi SP Bhima Shankar said that only the daughter-in-law

00:31had sustained injuries while the others were unharmed. This discrepancy raised suspicions

00:35and prompted the police to initiate a more thorough investigation. According to the police,

00:40Jai Shri and Kamanna confessed to the murder during the investigation and revealed that their son

00:44Santoshwana Kande had instigated them to kill Renuka. Santoshwana and Renuka got married in 2020.

00:49Investigators also found that Santoshwana had married another woman while still being legally

00:53married to Renuka. His second wife is now reportedly pregnant. Police say this could have been the

00:58final trigger for the murder.

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