Bengaluru Shaken: Girl Murdered, Farmer Dies by Suicide Amid Police Probe

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News18•07-01-2026, 12:08
Bengaluru Shaken: Girl Murdered, Farmer Dies by Suicide Amid Police Probe
- •Six-year-old Shahnaz Khatun abducted and murdered in Bengaluru; body found on Temple Road in Nallurhalli.
- •Police suspect a neighbor, also a migrant worker from West Bengal, in the girl's murder; strangulation suspected.
- •In a separate incident, farmer Manjunath (44) died by suicide in Hoskote Taluk, Bengaluru Rural district.
- •Manjunath's family alleges police harassment by staffer Ambarish over a missing woman's complaint led to his death.
- •Investigations are ongoing in both tragic cases to apprehend suspects and establish motives.
Why It Matters: Two tragic incidents, a child's murder and a farmer's suicide, rock Bengaluru, prompting police investigations.
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