Hyderabad: Yet another honour killing took place in Hyderabad within just 15 days of the Saroornagar incident. Twenty-four-year-old Neeraj Panwar was brutally stabbed 20 times by five of his wife's relatives in front of his father to death for inter-caste marriage at Machhi Market in Begum Bazar.
According to the Shahinayathgunj police, the victim married a year ago and has a three-month-old baby. He was stabbed to death with a knife by his wife's relatives in a crowded area at Machi Market under Shahinayathgunj police station limits. A case has been registered under IPC 302 against persons unknown and began the investigation.
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His father Rajender Panwar alleged that his son was murdered by his wife's relatives as he belonged to a different caste. The deceased was heading to a shop at Mitti Ka Sher when the incident took place. Rajender Panwar had been worried about his son's safety even though a year had passed since the marriage due to continuous threats from his daughter-in-law’s relatives.
Following this, the deceased had then lodged a complaint with the Afzalgunj police. Following the murder, Shahinayathgunj police registered a case under IPC 302 against persons unknown and began investigating. Police sent his body to the Osmania General Hospital for post-mortem.
Meanwhile, relatives and friends of Neeraj gathered and raised slogans against the police at Begum Bazaar on Friday. However, a police investigation is underway to nab the accused.