Published 15 days ago

Chennai Caste Killing: Two Months After Dalit Man's Murder, Wife Dies by Suicide

Summary by The Quint

(Trigger warning: Mentions of suicide, casteist violence. Reader discretion is advised.)Two months after G Praveen, a 22-year-old Dalit man, was allegedly hacked to death by his brother-in-law and four others – in a suspected case of caste killing – his wife Sharmila died at a government hospital in Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Monday, 22 April, following an alleged suicide attempt. According to Praveen's family, Sharmila, 21, allegedly attempted sui…

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Chennai Caste Killing: Two Months After Dalit Man's Murder, Wife Dies by Suicide

15 days ago·India

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Chennai caste killing: After husband’s murder, wife dies by suicide

22-year-old Praveen belonging to the Paraiyar caste (classified as Scheduled Caste) was killed by Sharmila’s brother Dinesh (24) and four other men in the Pallikaranai locality on February 24.

15 days ago·Bengaluru, India

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