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Teenager hacks to death sister's mother-in-law

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Press Trust of India
A 17-year-old boy hacked to death his sister's mother-in-law at Koddukur village as he was angry that his sibling had married a man of another caste, police said.

They said Rajesh was angry with Vijay (24) who absconded with his sister a few days back after marrying her.

Today, he saw Vijay's mother picking wood for fuel at a field, got into an argument with her, hacked her to death and fled the spot,

Police suspect it to be an act of revenge as Rajesh felt his sister had brought shame to the family by marrying a man of another caste
 

It was not immediately clear if Vijay belonged to upper caste or lower caste.

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First Published: Sep 04 2017 | 10:28 PM IST

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