Hyderabad man killed allegedly by wife’s family over inter-caste marriage, 14 arrested

A 28-year old man in Hyderabad was allegedly abducted and killed for marrying a woman from a different caste, the police said on Friday, The Indian Express reported. The Cyberabad Police have arrested 14 people, including the parents of the woman, and 10 other members of her family in connection with the murder.

Hemanth Kumar, who belonged to the Vysya community, was an interior designer. His wife, Avanthi belonged to the Reddy community. Both of them lived in the same locality in Chandanagar and had known one another for eight years. The police said they got married on June 10 this year at the Sub-registrar Office in Quthbullapur against their parents’ wishes and knowledge.

The police said that Avanthi Reddy’s relatives had hired killers to murder her husband Hemanth Kumar as they were unhappy with their alliance. The family hired one Yugender Reddy, the main accused…

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