Father arrested for killing matchmaker over daughter's inter-caste marriage in Karnataka

Belagavi, Nov 10 (UNI) A man who allegedly lured a 35-year-old astrologer to his death over resentment against his daughter's inter-caste marriage has been arrested, with police uncovering a revenge plot in which the victim was allegedly called to a border village under the pretext of mediating another marriage. The accused, Babasaheb alias Deepak Mukkum, a native of Shirdawad in Maharashtra, allegedly murdered Mandar Ranade, an astrologer and matchmaker from Ichalkaranji in Kolhapur district, for facilitating his 19-year-old daughter Anuja's marriage with Onkar Anand Khot against his wishes. According to police, the accused had been harbouring a grudge against Ranade…