Dalit Man Murdered In Full Public View By In-Laws For Marrying 'Upper Caste' Muslim Woman

In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old Dalit man was killed in full public view, in a case of honour killing.

The deceased, identified as B Nagaraju, was travelling on a motorbike with his wife, Syed Ashrin Sulthana on Wednesday night when they were confronted by two men.

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One of them Syed Mobin Ahmed was the brother of Nagaraju's wife who had married in January.

Nagaraju and Sulthana had known each other since school.

Her family was opposed to their affair as he belonged to Mala community, which is a Scheduled Caste in the state, while they belonged to Syed which is considered an upper caste.

Syed Mobin Ahmed was opposed to his sister's relationship with Nagaraju, and had even warned her against it.

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On Wednesday, he along with another man, identified as Mohammed Masood Ahmed confronted them in Saroornagar.

After stopping the couple, the duo pushed Nagaraju to the ground and beat him up indiscriminately with the rod and stabbed him to death and finally fled the place.

Accused arrested

Both the accused were arrested on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (LB Nagar Zone) Sunpreet Singh told reporters a murder case under relevant Indian Penal Code sections and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 was registered.

"Case registered under IPC Section 302, SC/ST Act. The probe is to be concluded soon. We'll apply at fast track court so that its trial is concluded soon, and accused are punished. The deceased's family will be provided with monetary benefits, job", said DCP of LB Nagar.

The case would be tried in a fast-track court, the DCP added.

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Honour kiling

The Hindu-Muslim couple were classmates in school and college and were in love for more than five years even as her family was against the relationship. They got married on January 31 this year in an Arya Samaj ceremony in Hyderabad against the wishes of her family members, police said.

Mobin Ahmed had warned his sister in the past, police said, adding she subsequently walked out of her house to marry Nagaraju.

"The accused hatched a plan to kill Nagaraju. One month ago, the accused tried to locate the deceased but failed to identify his location. Again, on 4-05-2022, the accused started searching the location of the deceased and initially they found him at Maruthi showroom, Malakapet. But it was not convenient there to assault the deceased. Then, they followed the deceased on their scooter and found the deceased at Panjala Anil Kumar colony, Saroornagar", said the police.

In Hyderabad, a SC youth was stabbed to death for marrying a Syed Muslim girl. The girl's family members also beat up his dead body with an iron rod. Pathetic

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Known each other since 11 years

Speaking to media, Ashrin Sulthana said she knew her husband for the last 11 years and claimed five persons attacked him.

Ashrin Sulthana said, "Syed Mobin Ahmed and five other people were there when the incident happened. I only recognized my brother and I don't know the others."

"We had a love marriage and he was my classmate since Class 10. I liked Nagaraju a lot. He even told my mother that he will convert his religion and will marry me but my mother didn't listen. I know Nagaraju for 11 years", she added.

"Nagaraju was beaten by five members at the signal. I begged everyone to let us go. Why did the public come now? He was killed in front of everyone, can't the world see? At the signal, I requested people for help. If I would have died I wouldn't have felt sad. I tried to save Nagaraju by covering him. But there were five other people pushing me away from him and other people were beating him. Nagaraju was wearing a helmet but despite that, they injured his skull.

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