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TN: Man killed, woman severely injured in suspected honour killing

A man was killed and a woman seriously injured in a suspected case of honour killing at Mettupalayam in Coimbatore on Tuesday. The couple was attacked by the man's brother with a sickle while they were talking on a roadside in Vellipalaiyam area.

The couple was attacked by the man's brother with a sickle
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Published : Jun 25, 2019, 11:41 PM IST

Updated : Jun 26, 2019, 4:08 PM IST

Coimbatore: A man was killed and a woman was critically injured in a suspected case of honour killing in Mettupalayam area of Coimbatore on Tuesday.

The couple was attacked by the man's brother with a sickle

Kanakaraj, 22, a coolie by profession and 18-year-old Dharshini Priya were attacked by the man's brother with a sickle. While the man died on the spot, the woman is in a critical condition and is undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Coimbatore.

Reportedly, the accused attacked the couple while they were talking on the roadside in Vellipalaiyam area.

Kanakaraj belonged to the upper caste while Darshini hailed from a lower caste. The couple was threatened by Kanakaraj's family with dire consequences a number of times.

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Coimbatore: A man was killed and a woman was critically injured in a suspected case of honour killing in Mettupalayam area of Coimbatore on Tuesday.

The couple was attacked by the man's brother with a sickle

Kanakaraj, 22, a coolie by profession and 18-year-old Dharshini Priya were attacked by the man's brother with a sickle. While the man died on the spot, the woman is in a critical condition and is undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Coimbatore.

Reportedly, the accused attacked the couple while they were talking on the roadside in Vellipalaiyam area.

Kanakaraj belonged to the upper caste while Darshini hailed from a lower caste. The couple was threatened by Kanakaraj's family with dire consequences a number of times.

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Kanakaraj, who is a coolie, resides at Mettupalayam, Coimbatore District. He was loving a woman who is named as Dharshini Priya.Its been years they both were in deep love.  Kanagaraj is said to belong to the upper caste and Darshini belongs to the lower caste. Kanagaja Raj family wasnt happy about this. They warned the couple many times.



In this scenario, today Kanagaraj and Dharshini was speaking in a place called Vellipalaiyam. Kanagaraj brother came to the place with the sickle and cut the romantic pair with the sickle. In this, Kanagaraj died on the spot. Dharshini Priya is in critical condition and is undergoing treatment at the Government Hospital in Coimbatore.


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Last Updated : Jun 26, 2019, 4:08 PM IST
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