6 held in Dalit police aspirant’s suicide over marriage refusal

Hyderabad: Six people have been arrested in connection with the suicide of a 26-year-old Dalit woman in Mahabubabad.

The deceased, Sushmitha, took the extreme step on November 12 after the man she had been in a relationship with for a long time allegedly refused to marry her over caste.

Among those arrested are Sushmitha’s partner and main accused Shamakuri Anil, his parents Shamakuri Srinivas and Shamakuri Shantha, younger brother Shamakuri Venkatesh, friend Teegala Naveen and older sister Kompalli Vijaya, a release from Mahabubabad Police stated.

Sushmitha belonged to the Madiga community, while Anil belongs to the upper-caste Goud community. They were allegedly in love for nearly two years, and Anil had even promised to marry her.

Later, he reportedly went back on the promise, citing the caste difference.

Sushmitha’s parents found her body hanging from the ceiling after they returned home from a function on Thursday. Sushmitha was reportedly preparing to join the Telangana Police Force and expressed regret over letting her parents down in an 18-page suicide note.

A case has been registered against 11 persons at the Mahabubabad Rural Police Station under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act and abetment to suicide sections.

Investigation into the role of the remaining accused is ongoing.

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