In the second such incident in the last few days, a man hacked and injured his daughter and son-in-law on Erragadda main road in Hyderabad on Wednesday afternoon.
The gruesome incident, coming close on the heels of the killing of a Dalit youth Pranay in Miryalaguda, sent shock waves through the city. Pranay was hacked to death by a hired killer for marrying an upper caste girl.
On Wednesday, Manohar Chary, a goldsmith, attacked his daughter Madhavi and her husband. Madhavi is in a critical condition while her husband B. Sandeep (21) is safe, but severely injured.
The woman is being treated at Yashoda Hospital in Somajiguda and Sandeep at a private hospital in Sanathnagar.
Sandeep, a Dalit, married Madhavi belonging to a BC community last week at a temple in Alwal.
"We accepted the marriage but Madhavi's family opposed to it," said Sandeep's mother B. Ramadevi.
A scene outside the hospital in Hyderabad where Madhavi is being treated after she was hacked by her father on September 19, 2018.
The incident was caught on CCTV cameras installed at a car showroom on Erragadda main road. The disturbing clip shows the father, wearing a helmet, getting off the bike before drawing a sickle. He first attacked Sandeep and when Madhavi came to her husband's defence, he hacks her thrice. The injured woman started bleeding copiously, and collapsed on the spot.
As the incident unfolded, several bystanders and motorists were seen simply passing by. One man tried to kick down the attacker, but failed.
