A youth, who got married to a girl against her parent’s wish, was attacked by the girl’s relatives near Sholavandan on Sunday.
The Sholavandan police have arrested four youth, including M. Veeraputhiram, 19.
Acccording to police, P. Gubendran, 22 of Balakrishnapuram in Vadipatti Taluk had fallen in love with the daughter of one Kannan of Bodinaickenpatti. They belong to different caste groups.
The youth, who is a van driver, married the girl at a temple in Devadhanpatti and took her to her house in Balakrishnapuram on Friday.
When the couple were walking on the road near Mayandi temple, the youth, abused Gubendran in filthy language and assaulted him with a machete and wooden log.
He sustained bleeding injuries.
Published – June 30, 2025 08:28 pm IST