CHENNAI: A video clip showing three people brutally attacking a Dalit youth in Tirupur district, has sparked an outrage. A suspected case of honour killing, father of the girl whose husband was killed in the incident, has surrendered before a local court in Nilakottai.
The 22 year old Shankar and his 19 year old wife Kausalya was approached at Udumalpet, in Tamil Nadu, and attacked by three men in a fit of rage who repeatedly hit the couple. Scared bystanders did what they cold do best, watch the carnage on the busy road. The men who did not face any resistance from the public, left the place in a two-wheeler, with Shankar lying by the roadside in a pool of blood. The incident was shared in all news channels, with political leaders decrying Shankar's murder and the attack on his wife.
Following the incident, Puthila Tamizhagam demanded bringing in a legislation to prevent honour killing, with a special clause that would allow confiscating the property of all those involved in the crime. Party president K Krishnasamy said they have been demanding a special legislation for the past four years and considering “increasing incidents” of honour killing. He said Rs 500,000 compensation to the bereaved family was “too meagre” and demanded the Centre and the State governments give £100,000 to Kausalya who is currently under treatment at a government hospital.
