Bengaluru, Nov 22: With days after a couple was killed and their bodies thrown into the Cauvery river near Mandya over alleged opposition to their inter-caste marriage, a 24-year-old man was hacked to death by his brother-in-law allegedly for the same reason.
The victim, Harish M, was a resident of Bidaluru and a driver. Harish, who belonged to Nayaka caste had got married to his school heartthrob Meenakshi, who belongs to Thigala caste, eight months ago despite her family’s opposition to their alliance.
Police registered a murder case based on a complaint lodged by his wife Meenakshi, and arrested Vinay Kumar, 22, her brother. Vinay is a resident of Nalluru and claimed he killed Harish in self-defence.
Meenakshi told police Harish was born and raised in Arishinakunte, a village that borders Nalluru. She and Harish were classmates in school and fell in love a few years ago. She belongs to a backward class community and her parents had opposed her marriage to Harish citing his caste.
However, the two eloped eight months ago and married. They returned to stay in Bidaluru after their wedding. Harish belonged to a Scheduled Tribe community, police added.
Police said Harish visited Nalluru to meet friends on Tuesday night and bumped into Vinay, who took him to a nearby rose farm on the pretext of having a drink. There, Vinay slashed Harish’s throat and stabbed him with a knife. The incident came to light on Wednesday when the farm owner found the body.
Channarayapattana police, under whose jurisdiction the incident falls, soon took charge of the crime scene. An autopsy was conducted at the Devanahalli government hospital and body handed over to Meenakshi. TP Shivakumar, superintendent of police (Bengaluru rural district), said it was a clear case of honour killing. A probe is on to verify whether more people were involved in the crime.
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