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A assemblage miss successful the territory has allegedly died by termination pursuing her family’s absorption to her projected matrimony with a Scheduled Caste youth. The youth, however, has alleged that she was killed by her household members, who were Caste Hindus.
Police said P. Sivamathi, 18, a second-year undergraduate pupil hailing from Pettai, was successful emotion with M. Ananthakrishnan, 23, of the aforesaid locality. Her household was opposed to their affair. However, they aboriginal agreed to springiness her successful matrimony to Mr. Ananthakrishnan and the wedding was scheduled to beryllium held successful a temple astatine Puliyarai connected February 6.
Against this backdrop, Sivamathi was brought to the authorities infirmary astatine Kandigaiperi adjacent Pettai astir 6 p.m. connected Sunday with wounded astir her neck. The doctors successful the infirmary declared her ‘brought dead’ and sent the assemblage to Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital for post-mortem.
The Pettai constabulary registered a lawsuit of ‘suspicious death’ based connected a ailment from Sivamathi’s parent Revathi. However, Mr. Ananthakrishnan submitted a ailment with the constabulary connected Monday, accusing Ms. Revathi and Sivamathi’s maternal uncle of execution owed to caste pride.
“When Sivamathi called maine implicit the telephone connected Sunday, she said her parent and maternal uncle were threatening her against marrying me. Since Sivamathi died nether mysterious circumstances, I fishy her parent and maternal uncle had murdered her arsenic she had decided to wed me,” helium alleged.
During inquiry, Ms. Revathi told the constabulary that her girl ended her beingness pursuing an altercation betwixt them.
Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, N. Manivannan designated Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli West, Madhan, to probe the case.
(Those successful distress oregon having suicidal tendencies could question assistance and counselling by calling State’s wellness helpline 104 oregon Chennai-based Sneha’s termination prevention helpline 044-24640050.)
