Tuticorin, July 26: In another incident of crime, a father hacked his daughter and son-in-law to death in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin district. The man, identified as Muthukutty (50), hails from Veerapatti village near Kovilpatti city in Tuticorin district.

His daughter Reshma (20) was a second-year student at a college in Kovilpatti, reported India Today.

The girl was in love with her relative Manikaraj (26), a daily wage laborer from the area. They had recently got married despite Muthukutty not approving of their relationship. Gurugram Shocker: Man Arrested for Raping 53-Year-Old Taiwan National Over Pretext of Marriage

Reshma's father, Muthukutty, strongly objected to his love. The couple reportedly got married a few days ago and returned to the village only two days back. Jharkhand Shocker: 16-Year-Old Girl Abducted, Gang-Raped for Three Months in Bokaro

Muthukutty had strongly opposed their marriage. Later, through the village panchayat, both of them were allowed to stay in the village. But Muthukutty was furious with his daughter.

When Reshma and her husband Manikaraj were alone at home last evening, Muthukutty went there and killed both of them to death with a sickle. He later fled the scene of the crime.

Based on information about the incident, officials from Ettayapuram police station went to the spot, recovered the bodies and sent them to Tuticorin Government Hospital for post-mortem.

The police also later nabbed Muthukutty, and further investigations are underway.

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