Kerala honour killing: Man stabs daughter to death on wedding eve [Video]
By Team Asianet Newsable | First Published Mar 23, 2018, 2:53 PM IST- Athira was stabbed over her demand to marry her boyfriend Brijesh, who is from a different caste.
- The couple decided to tie the knots on Friday against the father's will, after several mediation talks failed.
- The father and the daughter had a verbal spat on Thursday, following which he stabbed her with a kitchen knife.
In a suspected case of honour killing, a 22-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her father, a day before her marriage in Malappuram on Thursday.
The victim has been identified as Athira Rajan, a native of Areekode. She was stabbed by Rajan, the accused, over her demand to marry her boyfriend Brijesh, who is from a different caste.
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Rajan was against the marriage as Brijesh was a Dailt. The couple decided to tie the knots on Friday against the father's will, after several mediation talks failed.
The father and the daughter had a verbal spat on Thursday, following which he stabbed her with a kitchen knife.
Though Athira was rushed to a nearby hospital, the girl succumbed to her injuries. Rajan is currently in police custody.
(With agency inputs)
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