Representational image | Photo Credit: PTI

Hyderabad: In a suspected incident of honour killing in Telangana, a 20-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her parents for marrying a youth from a different caste on Saturday night, police said on Sunday. The shocking incident took place in Kalamadugu village of Mancherial district.

As per the Telangana Police, the parents of Pindi Anuradha allegedly took the help of some relatives and brutally killed their daughter, set her body ablaze and dumped the ashes in a stream.

The incident came to light after police took up the probe on the basis of a complaint lodged by Anuradha's husband Ayyoru Lakshirajam alias Laxman.

Meanwhile, a video has gone viral, purportedly recorded by Anuradha herself on October 24 in which she is seen saying that she wanted to marry Laxman and that her parents will be responsible if anything happens to him or her.

Anuradha and Laxman, who hailed from the same village, had been in a relationship for the last few years. Anuradha was a diploma holder in education while Laxman was employed as a computer operator.

However, Anuradha's family which belonged to the Padmashali caste (community of weavers) was opposed to her marriage with Laxman, who belonged to the Yadava community. Not succumbing to resistance, the couple fled to Hyderabad and tied the knot at Arya Samaj temple on December 3.

When the couple reached the village on Saturday, Anuradha's parents and their relatives forcibly took away the woman from her husband Laxman's house.

As per the probe, her parents took her to a place near Mallapur village in Nirmal district and killed her. They reportedly burnt the body and threw the ashes in a stream.

Anuradha's father Sattenna and mother Laxmi, who allegedly committed the crime as they were upset with their daughter marrying a man from a so-called 'lower caste', have now been arrested.