Five days after an inter-caste couple got married, the woman’s family murdered her and her newly-wed husband near Kumbakonam. The woman’s family that had opposed the match, lured the couple home, on the pretence of a reconciliatory feast and were attacked and killed. The murder took place in Thulukkaveli village of Kumbakonam, on the evening of Monday, June 13. Two persons — Saranya’s brother Sakthivel (31) and his brother-in-law Ranjith (24) have been arrested.
Saranya (23) was working as a nurse in a private hospital. Mohan (28) was also a nurse at the same hospital. They had been in a relationship and got married five days ago. While Saranya belonged to the Paraiyar community, categorised as Scheduled Castes (SC), Mohan belonged to the Sengunthar Mudhaliyar community, which falls under the Backward Classes (BC) category in Tamil Nadu.
According to the police, the woman’s brother Sakthivel was opposed to their marriage and wanted Saranya to marry Ranjith, who is his wife’s brother. Sakthivel was irked by the fact that Saranya got married to a person from another caste against his will.
Sakthivel and Ranjith met Mohan and Saranya when they were at a bank in Sozhapuram. Saranya had pledged the jewels belonging to her friend at the bank, and the couple had gone there to collect the jewels. This was when the couple met Sakthivel and Ranjith, and the duo invited the couple for a family dinner at their house.
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