Inter-Caste Teenage Couple Found Dead In Tamil Nadu, Police Suspect Suicide
A 19-year-old Dalit man and his 16-year-old girlfriend, belonging to a Most Backward Class (MBC) community, were found dead in Tamil Nadu's Mayiladuthurai district on Tuesday. Police suspect the couple died by suicide following intense family opposition to their inter-caste relationship.
The bodies of the young couple were found hanging after they had reportedly gone missing. The girl, who had recently completed school and was awaiting college admission, and the man had been in a relationship for some time, investigators said.
