The accused was angry with the idea of his uncle marrying a woman from a lower caste. | Photo Credit: Representative Image

Key Highlights The accused was angry with the idea of his uncle marrying a woman from a lower caste The victim has been identified as Sudhakar Sharma, who was missing since January 28. The accused had also told Sudhakar that his move will bring a bad name to the family

Agra: In spite of various campaigns against caste discrimination and reform movements, there seems to be no end to caste malaise in our society. Though society has progressed a lot, still there are quarters where caste is seen as a matter of social pride.

In yet another shameful incident, a 26-year-old youth strangled his uncle to death to prevent him from marrying a woman of a different caste.

According to a report in Times of India, the accused Nikhil Sharma had feared that his uncle would marry a woman from a lower caste.

The accused Nikhil Sharma had told his uncle Sudhakar that his move will bring a bad name to the family. (Representative image)

The victim has been identified as Sudhakar Sharma, who was missing since January 28. Police recovered Sudhakar's body from a well near Pithauli railway station under the limits of Shahganj police station on February 23.

Later, Vimlesh Sharma, sister-in-law of the victim filed a case against unidentified persons at Shahganj police station.

"During the course of the investigation, we recovered the Aadhaar card of the accused from the well where the victim's body was found. During questioning, the accused confessed to murdering his uncle as he feared he will marry into a lower caste. Also, Sudhakar and his sister-in-law Vimlesh, who is a widow, had an equal share in the family property. The victim was planning to marry a woman from Bihar," the report quoted Saleem Ahmad, Station House Officer (SHO) of Shahganj police station.

"The idea of his uncle marrying a woman from a different caste had irked Nikhil. The accused had also told Sudhakar that his move will bring a bad name to the family. Also, no other family will maintain relations with them,' the SHO added.



