Dalit man murdered allegedly by in-laws, honour killing suspected

Nawada: In a suspected case of 'honour killing', a Dalit man was murdered allegedly by his in-laws at Mehrama village of Bihar's Nawada district on Tuesday, police said.

"The victim identified as Naveen Kumar (25), was hanged with a rope and his stomach was pierced," SP Manavjeet Singh Dhillon said. Naveen had married a girl from another Dalit caste two years ago much to the disapproval of her family, the SP said. The victim's mother in-law and wife have been arrested and raids were being carried out to nab other family members who were absconding he said.