Indian Man Hacked to Death in Suspected 'Honor Killing'

The husband of an inter-caste marriage in southern India was hacked to death in public Sunday in a suspected "honor killing." His wife, from a higher caste, was critically injured in the fracas and is recovering in a hospital. Police said Monday the 22-year-old man from the Dalit caste was attacked by three men armed with sickles and sharp weapons. A local police commissioner said the family of the 19-year-old wife, from the Thevars Hindu caste, was angry about the...

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