Hubli (Karnataka): The father of 23-year-old Faiyaz, who allegedly murdered a Congress councilor's daughter inside a college campus in Hubli, has sought maximum punishment for his son and apologized to the victim's family, saying his The son should be hanged. Severe punishment was given. School teacher and Faiyaz's father Baba Saheb Subani told the media on Saturday that he came to know about the incident around 6 pm on Thursday and was completely shocked and heartbroken by his son's action.

He said with teary eyes, "He (Fayaz) should be given such a punishment that no one would dare to do such a thing in the future. With folded hands, I apologize to Neha's family. She was like my daughter.,

Subani said he and his wife have been living separately for the past six years and Faiyaz lived with his mother and would call her whenever he needed money. He last spoke to his son about three months ago.

Faiyaz's father remembered that about eight months ago, Neha's family had called him and told him that their son was harassing their daughter.

Admitting that his son had made a mistake, he said that Faiyaz and Neha loved each other and were in a relationship.

"Fayaz told me he wanted to marry her but I folded my hands and refused," she said.

Faiyaz's father condemned his son's actions and said that no one should commit such atrocities on women.

“I request the people of Karnataka to forgive me.My son has done wrong. He will be punished by the law of the country and I welcome it. There is a stigma on my city because of my son. People of Munavalli (Fayaz's hometown) please forgive me.You raised us, please forgive me,” he cried with folded hands.

However, the victim's family is demanding that the accused be hanged and only then will their daughter's soul rest in peace. He said that his daughter had no relationship with Faiyaz and added that the accused stabbed Neha because she had rejected his proposal.

Protests took place in several parts of the state demanding death penalty for Fayaz, who has been arrested in connection with the incident on April 18.

There was widespread condemnation and protests over the alleged murder of a municipal councilor's daughter in the college campus.The issue has turned into a political tussle between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP in Karnataka. While the ruling party has tried to present it as an "incident from an individual perspective", the saffron party has cast doubt on "love jihad" and said it points to the "deterioration of law and order" in the state. Does.

Neha was allegedly stabbed to death on the BVB College campus on Thursday.

The accused Fayaz Khondunayak fled from the spot, who was later arrested by the police.

Neha was a first year MCA student and Faiyaz was her former classmate.According to a senior police officer, Faiyaz allegedly stabbed her several times with a knife. During interrogation, she claimed that the two were in a relationship but she had been avoiding him for some time.

“It needs confirmation and verification,” the officer said, but he was immediately arrested."