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, India | accused                 = Chinnasamy(Kausalya's father), Annalakshmi (Kausalya'smother), Jegadeesan, Manikandan, Selvakumar, Kalai Tamilvaanan, Madan, Stephen Dhanraj | reported deaths         = V. Shankar | convicted               = | charges                 = Involuntary manslaughter | verdict                 = | convicted               = | convictions             = 6 of the 11 accused found guilty and sentenced to death. }}

Honor Killing of V. Shankar
On March 13, 2016, 22-year-old Dalit man, V.Shankar, was murdered in broad day light outside a shopping complex in Udumalpet in Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu. An armed gang who came on motorcycles attacked Shankar and his wife Kausalya, who belonged to the Thevar (OBC) community, with long knives. While Shankar succumbed to the injuries, Kausalya sustained serious injuries and was released after 10 days.

Background
Shankar and Kausalya were studying at an engineering college in Pollachi when they fell in love and got married in mid 2015 against Kausalya's parentster her family opposed their relationship, she started staying at Shankar’s house.

In media
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