honour killing
C. Veluchamy says the Madras High Court verdict has devastated his family, but they have not given up hope of justice.
On 14 March 2016, Tamil Nadu woke up to CCTV footage of the gruesome hacking of a young couple in Udumalaipettai. While Shankar was hacked to death, Kaushalya lived to narrate this spine-chilling tale of caste brutality.
The 10 people were convicted the honour killing of a 23-year-old Dalit Christian man
The 22-year-old woman was allegedly killed for marrying a man from a different caste against her families wishes.