Three recent incidents in Karnataka highlight the disturbing trend of men killing women after being rejected or scorned. In Kodagu, a 16-year-old girl was beheaded by a 33-year-old man after she agreed to an engagement with another person. In Hubballi, a first-year MCA student was stabbed to death on campus by a former classmate who was allegedly obsessed with her. And in Bengaluru, a 46-year-old man killed his 25-year-old colleague after she ended their relationship. These incidents underscore the toxic masculinity pervasive in society, where men feel entitled to control and possess women and resort to violence when their advances are rejected.