Upper caste man killed for marrying Dalit girl

Updated At : 07:41 AM Apr 09, 2018 IST

Kanpur: In a suspected case of honour killing, a 19-year-old man, who had recently married a Dalit woman, was shot dead barely 500 yards from a police station here on Sunday. The incident took place in the posh Birhana road area. The deceased has been identified as Sonu Singh alias Naru, a resident of Sirki Mohal. As many as five persons, including the woman’s uncle, Ashish Sonkar, came on two motorcycles and shot Singh in the head, Circle Officer (Kotwali) Ajay Kumar said. PTI

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