Gadag: A district court in Gadag, Karnataka, sentenced four individuals to death for the 2019 honor killing of a young couple. Ramesh Madara and Gangamma Madara, who hailed from Lakkalakatti village in Gajendragada taluk, were murdered on November 6, 2019, after marrying against Gangamma’s family’s wishes. The convicted individuals—Shivappa Rathod, Ravikumara Rathod, Ramesh Rathod, and.