Dalit youth's murder: NHRC notice to TN govt

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Tamil Nadu government over the alleged honour killing of a Dalit man.
The Commission took suo motu cognisance of media reports alleging honour killing of a young Dalit man, who married a girl of upper caste, in Udumalaipett in Tirupur district on March 13, said an NHRC statement.
Three unidentified men attacked the couple -- Shankar and Kousalya -- with sickles. The man died on the way to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, while the woman is undergoing medical treatment.
"The incident raises serious question relating to the safety of persons belonging to lower castes. In this case, the man belonged to a Scheduled Caste and had married an upper caste Hindu girl.

"The matter was in the knowledge of the police but it failed to provide them adequate security," observed the Commission while issuing notices to the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, calling for a report in the matter within four weeks.
Twenty-two-year-old Shankar had married Kousalya against the wishes of the girl's family in 2015.