Man Kills 3 In Family, Dies By Suicide After Daughter Marries Inter-Caste
NDTV
A senior police officer said Lakshmanan, who ran a tea shop, was furious over his elder daughter marrying a man from a Scheduled Caste.
Upset over his daughter marrying a man from a Scheduled Caste, a man in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district allegedly killed his wife and two daughters, including a minor, and then died by suicide, police have said.
G Jawahar, police superintendent of Nagapattinam district, said Lakshmanan, who ran a tea shop, was furious over his elder daughter marrying a man from a Scheduled Caste. The daughter, who now lives with her husband, is safe.
Police said the investigation into the gruesome incident is on.
Caste discrimation and attacks by relatives over inter-caste marriages continues to be prevalent in some rural pockets of Tamil Nadu.