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Gang tries to kill NGO members for sheltering inter-caste couple in Tamil Nadu
Posted by: 2016-04-20 03:45:36 ,By Raj Kumar
The relatives of a 21-year-old vanniyar girl, who married a dalit youth, allegedly assaulted the members of Makkal Mantram, an NGO, near Mangalapadi in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu, for sheltering the couple.
After running for over five kilometres through fields under the cover of darkness on Monday, Bala Murugan and Thanjai Tamil, both aged 29 years, escaped from a six-member gang that followed them with deadly weapons. Tamil sustained injuries on his forehead and mouth, while Murugan escaped with minor injuries.
The two were targeted by the gang for sheltering K Santhiya, daughter of N Kirubanandham, and her husband C Sivaraman, who is a dalit. Fearing for their lives, the couple approached the NGO seeking protection from caste fanatics, alleged Geetha of Makkal Mantram.
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