Honour Killing - Man murders daughter for loving boy of different caste

In a shocking incident in Andhra Pradesh, a father murdered his own daughter for falling in love with a boy of a different caste. The incident took place on Monday in Prakasam district of AP.

The girl was studying B Com in a private college where she fell in love with a classmate of hers. However, the boy was not of her caste. The two had been involved romantically for the past two years now. Upon discovering the two's courtship, the girl's parents warned her against it.

The deceased attempted to elope with her love interest on Monday but was brought back home. During an argument that ensued, the girl's father K Venka Reddy strangled her to death. The accused tried to inform the villagers that the girl died due to a cardiac arrest. However, when the police arrived, they noticed injury marks on the girl's body and began an investigation.