RAIPUR: In an alleged case of honour killing, a 23-year-old man was killed by his in-laws in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. The deceased Dheeru Jatav had married Chhaya in 2020 against the wishes of her family. Dheeru, who worked as a labourer in Ahmedabad, had come home on Deepawali. He was allegedly kidnapped and murdered brutally by in-laws on Sunday evening.
The couple, who have a one-year-old daughter Naira, hailed from the same caste. However, economically Dheeru’s family was weaker than Chhaya’s family. After knowing about Dheeru’s arrival in his village, his in-laws led by father-in-law Suresh Jatav kidnapped him and attacked him with rods and pick-axes.Shivpuri district police superintendent Rajesh Kumar Chandel said that out of the seven accused, Suresh has been arrested, while raids are being conducted to nab remaining six accused.