Tiruppur: A youthful couple, whose inter-caste marriage was restricted by their families, was today severely assaulted by a gang with sickles in full public view in close-by Tirupur area, bringing about the passing of the spouse. Whenever Shankar (22) a Dalit engineering student and Kausalya (19), hailing from Palani in Dindigul area, were holding up at the Udumalpet transport stand, a gathering of outfitted men went ahead a bike and hacked them with sickles before escaping, police said. Police hurried the site and took bleeding couple to the Government Hospital…
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