Karnataka: Mandya teen beaten to death; councillor held

MANDYA: A teenager was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion that he was in love with the local councillor's daughter. The 17-year-old, police said, was called to councillor Shivalingu's house on Wednesday night and died hours later in hospital where he was admitted in an unconscious state, with severe injuries all over his body.
The victim's cousin filed a police complaint against 15 people and a case has been registered by the West police station.Shivalingu and a police constable were arrested late Thursday evening.
The death led to tension in Kallahalli colony as relatives of the victim held protests outside the councillor's house in the day, demanding justice. Police protection has been beefed up outside Shivalingu's residence.
Teen’s murder was planned, say kin
F amily planned members murder and alleged that the it council was a - lor was using his clout to hush up the matter. The victim’s father is a mason and both families are neighbours.
Police said Shivalingu and other family members had repeatedly reprimanded the boy over the past year and warned him against seeing the girl.
On Wednesday night, the councillor allegedly summoned the teenager to his house again and a group of men beat him up. One of the neighbours alerted the boy’s family and they rushed to save him, sources said. He was brought home with severe injuries and lost consciousness on Thursday morning. He was taken to Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences and later to Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru where he died.