Hyderabad, Sept. 18 -- In yet another disturbing caste killing case in Tamil Nadu, a 28-year-old Dalit man was hacked to death by the family of the woman he loved.

K Vairamuthu from Adiyamangalamvillage of Mayiladuthurai districtwas brutally attacked with sickles on the night of September 15, sustaining serious injuries on his neck and wrists. He was rushed to the Mayiladuthurai Government Hospital but he succumbed to his injuries.

Vairamuthu, a two-wheeler mechanic, was in a decade-long relationship with 26-year-old Malini, an MBA graduate from Chennai. However, her family, especially her mother, Vijaya, vehemently opposed it.

Reports suggest that Vijaya once turned up at the Dalit's workplace and hurled casteist slurs at him."My life...