Hyderabad: On Wednesday night, in a suspected case of honor killing, a newlywed couple was attacked with an iron rod, killing the man on the spot and injuring his wife in Saroornagar.
The couple was identified as B Nagaraju, and Syed Ashrin Sultana, both residents of Marpally in Ranga Reddy district. Nagaraju, was a private employee, and his wife i a homemaker.
According to the police, the couple belonging from two different religions were residents of the same village. They were in love for more than a year. When they informed their family members about their wish to get married, elders from both sides opposed their relationship.
However, going against their elders, they got married at the Arya Samaj in Laxmi Nagar on January 31, 2022, and started living together in a rented house.
On Wednesday night, the couple while proceeding towards Saroonagar on Nagaraju’s motorcycle reached near the Mandal Revenue Office in Saroornagar, when an unidentified man stopped them and attacked Nagaraju with an iron rod. He stabbed Nagaraju in full public view on the busy road. Nagaraju suffered grievous bleeding injuries and died on the spot while Pallavi was injured.
The other motorists who noticed them rushed to the couple’s rescue, but Nagaraju had died by then.
On receiving information, the Saroornagar police reached the spot and started an investigation. They suspect it to be a case of honor killing and the family members of Pallavi behind the murder.
The incident has created tensions in the area after Nagraj’s relatives held a protest and alleged that his wife’s family was behind the murder.
“They were both in love from their college days. They got married at Arya Samaj mandir of the Old City two months ago. Since they belonged to different religions, her family killed the boy,” alleged one of Nagraj’s relatives.
According to Sreedhar Reddy, ACP, Lal Bahadur Nagar, “A person was killed by two persons. The deceased was traveling on a bike with his wife. They got married recently and both belonged to different communities. Brothers of the deceased’s wife today assaulted Nagaraju and then attacked him with a rod and killed him on the spot.”
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala took to Twitter to comment on the issue. He said, “Had a Muslim husband of a Hindu wife been killed by her family we know what would happen by now! Congress, AAP, TMC, SP would have reached United Nations alleging ISLAMOPHOBIA. But since Hindu has been killed & in Hyderabad – the crime is secular? Hence secular chupp”
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