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A family residing in Palapatty in Mettupalayam has thrown out the newly-wedded wife of the son from their home after they found out that she was a dalit.
The woman, identified as Revathy, 23, was to leave for Jaipur with her husband P Rajiv, 25, on Sunday when her in-laws became aware of her caste identity. Revathy lodged a complaint with the Thudiyalur all-women police station, stating that her husband's entire family has gone into hiding. Police on the case said Revathy and Rajiv worked together in a private company at Kalapatty, where they fell in love. Rajiv was aware that Revathy was a dalit and had met her family too. Rajiv had not told his parents that Revathy was a dalit.
The couple was to leave for Jaipur on Sunday as Rajiv had secured a job with a private company there. But on Monday (May 23), when the couple had gone out shopping, Rajiv's mother, P Malathy, 43, father, Palanichamy, 60, and sister, Vidhya, 27, came across Revathy's certificates. "When we returned home, they abused and harassed me using my caste name, and asked me to get out of the house. I was taken aback because I had repeatedly told Rajiv to inform his parents that I was a dalit," said Revathy. "They took my mobile phone and there was no way I could communicate with Rajiv. So, I approached the police," she added.
Investigating officer Inspector Amutha said Rajiv's family was summoned to the police station on Thursday (May 26).
The woman, identified as Revathy, 23, was to leave for Jaipur with her husband P Rajiv, 25, on Sunday when her in-laws became aware of her caste identity. Revathy lodged a complaint with the Thudiyalur all-women police station, stating that her husband's entire family has gone into hiding. Police on the case said Revathy and Rajiv worked together in a private company at Kalapatty, where they fell in love. Rajiv was aware that Revathy was a dalit and had met her family too. Rajiv had not told his parents that Revathy was a dalit.
The couple was to leave for Jaipur on Sunday as Rajiv had secured a job with a private company there. But on Monday (May 23), when the couple had gone out shopping, Rajiv's mother, P Malathy, 43, father, Palanichamy, 60, and sister, Vidhya, 27, came across Revathy's certificates. "When we returned home, they abused and harassed me using my caste name, and asked me to get out of the house. I was taken aback because I had repeatedly told Rajiv to inform his parents that I was a dalit," said Revathy. "They took my mobile phone and there was no way I could communicate with Rajiv. So, I approached the police," she added.
Investigating officer Inspector Amutha said Rajiv's family was summoned to the police station on Thursday (May 26).