Dalit girl attacked in suspected honour killing dies
A teenaged Dalit girl, who was hacked allegedly in an act of honour killing in Mettupalayam, four days ago, died in hospital early on Saturday, Tamil Nadu police said.
Twenty-two year old Kanagaraj and his lover were attacked by his elder brother Vinodh Kumar after he saw the couple moving around. Kanagaraj died on the spot while the girl was critically injured and hospitalised.
Vinod Kumar was arrested and lodged in the Central jail.
As per reports, the lovers had planned to tie the knot of marriage with their parents' blessings on June 25.
The National Commission for Scheduled Caste assured to recommend to the central and Tamil Nadu governments on the need for a strong legislation against honour killings as was demanded by various quarters.
The commission vice-chairman L Murugan, who came here to inquire about the incident, told reporters this afternoon that he would suggest to the Centre the need for a strong legislation.
CPI-M politburo member M G Ramakrishnan, who visited the hospital, condemned the honour kiilling and urged both the Centre and State government to provide protection to those involved in inter-caste marriage.
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