Karnataka Man Strangles Daughter to Death for Having Inter-caste Affair; Her Lover Dies by Suicide

A man in Karnataka's Kolar district strangled his daughter to death on Tuesday after she fell in love with a Dalit man. The woman's lover, who was also from the same village, died by suicide after hearing about her murder.

The accused, Krishna Murthy, 46, was opposed to his daughter Keerthi's relationship with Gangadhar, 24, because he belonged to a different caste. Gangadhar had approached Murthy for marriage, but he was refused.

Keerthi, however, was determined to marry Gangadhar and had a heated argument with her father about it. In a fit of rage, Murthy strangled her to death.

Gangadhar was devastated by the news of Keerthi's death and committed suicide by jumping in front of a train.

The police have registered a case against Murthy and are investigating the matter. He has been arrested.

This is not the first time that a case of honor killing has been reported from Karnataka. In a similar incident a few days ago, a man in Kolar's Chintamani taluk attacked and killed a man who was allegedly in a relationship with his wife.

The accused, Vijay, slit the victim's throat and drank his blood. The incident was caught on camera by Vijay's friend, who helped him carry out the crime.

Vijay has been arrested and is being questioned by the police.