Hubballi, April 13 -- The discovery of the body of an allegedly murdered five year old girl in Karnataka's Hubbali district led to a public furore on Sunday, with the main suspect shot dead hours later by the police after allegedly assaulting police officers and attempting to flee custody, a top cop confirmed.
The body of the girl was discovered in an abandoned building within Hubballi's Ashok Nagar area, following which residents took to the streets, staging a major protest outside the local police station. They demanded an immediate and stringent justice for the victim, following the allegations of rape and murder levelled by her parents.
The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Ritesh Kumar Kumar was shot dead by the police within the As...