Kongara Nagamani was murdered in an honor killing after she had married a Dalit. The murder took place in the South Indian state of Telangana. Her brother surrendered to the police and was charged with her murder.
Background Kongara Nagamani was a police constable with the Hayathnagar Police Station, Hyderabad. She had married Srikkanth, a dalit with whom she had studied in the same school and had known for 10 years.
Death Just three weeks after their wedding, her brother, Parmesh, reported killing her when he surrendered to the police, who then charged him with murder.
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