Monika Motiram Jadhav Age: 18
Murdered: February 2025
Residence: Bidar, Karnataka, India
Origin: India
Perpetrator: Father
On Saturday, February 8, it was reported that in Bidar, a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, a young woman was hacked to death by her father because she wished to marry a man of her own choice.
The 18-year-old Monika Motiram Jadhav was in love and in a relationship. When her father discovered this, he advised her to end the relationship, telling her that he would arrange her marriage to another man from a better family.
Monika ignored her father’s advice and made it clear that she would marry a man of her own choice.
When no one else was home, he attacked Monika. She succumbed to her severe injuries and blood loss. The father fled, and the police have launched a manhunt for him. Her mother, Baghu Bai, has filed a complaint with the police.