Police said Akash, 23, of Alangulam was in love with Sushmitha, 21, an intermediate caste girl from Mela Ariyanayagipuram in the same area and married her three months ago even though the girl’s father, Murugan, was intensely opposing it.
The couple lived in a rented house at Sivagamipuram near Pavoorchathram.
When Akash and Sushmitha were in their home on Thursday night, Murugan trespassed into their house and allegedly hacked the couple with a machete in which they sustained grievous multiple cut injuries. He escaped on a bike from the scene of crime.
While Akash had sustained serious cut injuries, Sushmitha suffered a couple of cuts in both hands. They have been admitted to Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital. The doctors said the victims were ‘stable’. However, the family members of Akash said his condition is ‘critical’.
Pavoorchathram police, who immediately launched a hunt for Murugan, nabbed him in the early hours of Friday.
Further investigations are on.
