Sudhakar was murdered on Sunday when he went out to relieve himself. | Photo Credit: Representative Image

Key Highlights The killing of Sudhakar, a construction worker belonging to a most backward caste, has led to communal tensions in Arani taluk of Tiruvannamalai. Police have filed a case against the girl's father and cousin and arrested them. The two accused are identified as 45-year-old Moorthy and 25-year-old K Kathiravan.

Tiruvannamalai: Though the society has progressed a lot, still there are quarters where patriarchy is still practiced as a norm and woman is considered as private property.

In a shocking case reported from Tamil Nadu, a youth was killed by her girlfriend's family after the two got married secretly. The victim has been identified as M Sudhakar.

According to a report in Times of India, the killing of Sudhakar, a construction worker belonging to a most backward caste, has led to communal tensions in Arani taluk of Tiruvannamalai.

The murder of Sudhakar, a resident of Morappanthangal, is believed to be a result of caste differences between the couple.

The girl belonged to vanniyar community, while the boy was from a backward caste. Police have filed a case against the girl's father and cousin and arrested them. The two accused are identified as 45-year-old Moorthy and 25-year-old K Kathiravan.

According to police, Sudhakar fell in love with the 19-year-old girl from the nearby village of Ondikudisai village. After six months, the couple eloped and got married at a temple in Walajapet and rented a house for 10 days. The two did not register their marriage.

However, the girl's family located the couple and got them separated through a local panchayat. Sudhakar later fled to Chennai fearing for his life and started working in the city.

He returned to his village las week before lockdown in view of coronavirus. Sudhakar was murdered on Sunday when he went out to relieve himself.



