Murder of Praveen and Suicide of Sharmila
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| Date | February 24, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Location | Pallikaranai,Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Type | Murder, Honor killing |
| Cause | Inter-caste marriage |
Murder of Praveen took place in the state in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Praveen was murdered in an honor killing as Praveen a Dalit an untouchable had married Sharmila an upper caste girl. The killing was done by Sharmila's brother Dinesh and his four friends. Sharmila committed suicide.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Background[edit]
Sharmila a final year college student, fell in love with Praveen a mechanic, and married him in October 2023 without the knowledge and consent of her parents. This angered her parents and brother. Praveen worked in his father's two-wheeler shop in Pallikaranai.Sharmila lived in Jalladianpet near Pallikaranai.Praveen lived Ambedkar street, Pallikaranai.
Murder[edit]
Dinesh along with friends Stephen, Vishnuraj, Sriram, and Jothilingam hacked Praveen to death and fled. Police arrested all five of them.
Suicide[edit]
Sharmila attempted suicide on April 14, 2024, and was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and she died on April 22, 2024. In her suicide note she wrote "Wherever RC (Praveen) goes, I go. I don't want this life without him."[7][8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ Chandrababu, Divya (24 April 2024). "Chennai woman, 21, dies by suicide after her kin kill her husband in hate crime". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ The Hindu Bureau (23 April 2024). "Woman ends life, months after her husband was murdered in Pallikaranai". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Sriram, Varsha (23 April 2024). "Chennai Caste Killing: Two Months After Dalit Man's Murder, Wife Dies by Suicide". TheQuint. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Sriram, Varsha (27 February 2024). "Dalit Man Hacked to Death in Chennai Over Inter-Caste Marriage: 'Is Caste Pride Worth Taking Someone's Life?' Ask Wife, Mother". TheQuint. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Nidharshana Raju, Korah Abraham (23 April 2024). "Chennai Caste killing: After husband's murder, wife dies by suicide". The News Minute. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Nidharshana Raju, Ragamalika Karthikeyan (1 March 2024). "Praveen-Sharmila's Chennai intercaste love story that ended in his gory murder". The News Minute. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ The Hindu Bureau (25 February 2024). "Five men arrested for the murder of Dalit youth in Pallikaranai". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Wife of Dalit youth, murdered in a case of honour killing, dies by suicide in Chennai". The New Indian Express. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "சென்னை பள்ளிக்கரணை: சுயமரியாதை திருமணம் செய்த நான்கு மாதத்தில் பட்டியல் சாதி இளைஞர் ஆணவக் கொலை, ஐவர் கைது". BBC News தமிழ் (in Tamil). 25 February 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.