Hyderabad, Nov. 1 -- A 60-year-old Dalit man was allegedly murdered by his daughter-in-law's family in Narol, Gujarat, following an inter-caste marriage. The police have arrested five people in connection with the case.

The victim, identified as Bhailal Vaghela, a sanitation worker, was the father of Sunny, who recently married an upper caste woman, enraging her family.

On Thursday afternoon, October 30, when Sunny's elder brother dropped their parents near the Usmanpura metro station for cleaning work, the bride's family attacked the couple with sticks and rods. Witnesses said the attackers hurled caste-based abuses before brutally beating them, The Observer Post reported.

Some commuters intervened and rescued the injured couple. When...