Hyderabad, June 21 -- A 22-year-old IT employee was found dead on the rooftop of his girlfriend's house in Kanniyakumari district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday, June 19.

The deceased, identified as Dhanush from Kaavuvilai, had been working at an IT firm and lived with his parents in Coimbatore.

According to reports, Dhanush, who belonged to a Scheduled Caste (SC) community, had been in a long-term relationship with a Muslim woman since their school days in Kulasekaram.

The Muslim woman and he stayed in touch despite pursuing higher education in different cities, Dhanush in Coimbatore and the woman in Kaliyakkavilai.

The couple got reacquainted after she joined a postgraduate program in Coimbatore.

Their relationship reportedly came under...