Priest Mandar Ranade murdered in Karnataka for solemnising intercaste marriage: All you need to know

<a href="https://www.opindia.com/2026/11/priest-mandar-ranade-murdered-for-solemnising-intercaste-marriage-karnataka-all-you-need-to-know/" rel="nofollow" title="Priest Mandar Ranade murdered in Karnataka for solemnising intercaste marriage: All you need to know "><img alt="Priest Mandar Ranade murdered for solemnising intercaste marriage: All you need to know " class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="398" src="https://www.opindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/image-image-50.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="696" /></a>The victim, Mandar Ranade, resided in the Ichalkaranji area under the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. Being a priest, Ranade had solemnised an intercaste marriage. This did not sit well with the girl's father.