A 30-year-old Dalit woman, Ranjitha Bhanasode, was fatally stabbed in Yellapur, Karnataka, by Rafique Imamsab, a man known to her. Police state Imamsab had pressured Bhanasode to marry him, and attacked her after she refused. Imamsab was later found dead by suicide. The incident has sparked communal tension, with Hindu outfits calling for a bandh and labeling the case 'Love Jihad'. Protests occurred at the police station over alleged arrest delays.