Bengaluru: Neha Hiremath (23) a first-year MCA student was stabbed to death by her fellow student Fayaz Khondunaik on Thursday evening in the college premises in Hubballi.

According to the police sources a massive protest has broken out across Karnataka after Neha was stabbed to death in an alleged unsuccessful attempt of love jihad. She was stabbed seven times by Fayaz Khondunaik after she rejected his advances. Fayaz then makes a run for it while some students chase after him.

She was student MCA first year at BV Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology in Hubballi. According to the official sources she had known Fayaz who also studied with her at the college, but later dropped out for some time. Around 5 pm on Thursday, Neha was walking inside the campus when Fayaz confronted her.

CCTV footage shows a couple of sentences being exchanged between them before Fayaz attacks her. Neha falls to the ground after being stabbed the first time and Fayaz goes on to knife her at least six more times.

Neha was the daughter of Congress Corporator Niranjan Hiremath in Hubballi. The issue has become a pain point for the Congress with the BJP and the girl’s father claiming that this case points to a breakdown of law and order in the State. The State Government has said that the incident is a one-off and does not point to love jihad within the State.

Police have arrested the lead accused and an investigation is going on.