Telangana man's house razed a day after inter-caste love marriage

A day after their love marriage, a man's house in Telangana's Gadwal district was allegedly demolished by his wife's relatives. Police said the action appeared linked to opposition from the woman's family, and a case has been registered.

In Short

• The couple, both from Repally, had been living in Hyderabad
• He works as a driver, while she is a final-year student
• Police said the two-room village house had been abandoned for months

A day after his love marriage, the house of a man, belonging to an SC community was allegedly demolished in Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana on Thursday by his wife's relatives who were "opposed" to their relationship, police said.

The woman belongs to a BC community.

The incident happened in Repally village of Gadwal rural mandal on Thursday evening, they said adding no one was residing in the two-room house for the past several months and only one room was completely demolished.

The man, a driver, and the woman, who is studying college final year, are natives of Repally village.

Both of them were staying in Hyderabad and fell in love and got married on September 9, a senior police official said.

"The man along with his family members was staying in Hyderabad and no one was residing in the house at their native village and it was abandoned for the past several months," the official said.

It seems the woman's family and the relatives were opposed to their marriage, the official said based on preliminary investigation

After learning about the man's marriage with the woman, some relatives of the woman demolished one room of the house on Thursday evening using a tractor.

A case was registered and the tractor was seized, police said. Further investigation is underway.

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