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Regional News - Ilavarasan Found Dead; Curfew Imposed In Dharmapuri
- Published_at:2013-07-05
- Category:Shows
- Channel:rajnews41
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- description: Dalit youth E. Ilavarasan, 20, was found dead by a rail track near here Thursday afternoon, a day after his Vanniyar wife Divya announced her decision to desert him and return to her mother for good. It was a sad twist to the saga of the young lovers who had defied the caste pressures and married last November, triggering suicide of Divya's father and the angry Vanniyars torching houses in three Dalit villages here. Dharmapuri and neighbouring areas turned tense after Dalit outfits alleged that Ilavarasan was murdered by some Vanniyars to teach a lesson for daring to marry an upper caste girl. District administration clamped prohibitory orders to maintain law and order even as Ilavarasan's relatives and friends tried to block the road outside the hospital where his body was kept for post mortem Thursday morning. "We are closely watching the situation. Though it looks like a suicide prima facie, we are exploring all angles and not closing any possibility", said SP Asra Garg. According to police, there was a half-finished beer bottle near the body and also Ilavarasan's bag, which contained several of the love letters the couple had exchanged in happier times. He had a fatal injury on the skull but otherwise, the body appeared intact, they said. Despite her father Nagaraj's suicide and the Vanniyar attacks on Dalits that followed, it appeared that Divya was leading a happy life with Ilavarasan. She left to see her mother on June 3 after receing a call from her that she was unwell, promising husband Ilavarasan she would return soon.
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