Mecheri Siddique was hit with a hammer allegedly by Shibili, whom he had hired on the request of his friend's daughter Farhana (19), who and her friend Ashique are the other accused in the case.
Palakkad district police superintendent Sujith Das said police have arrested the woman’s father and uncle. “As the couple belonged to different castes, we prima facie assume that it is a case of ‘honour killing’. A detailed probe is on and statements are being recorded. The murder has happened after a series of incidents over the last three months. After the marriage, both parties were summoned to the police station. The girl’s family had agreed not to trouble the newly-wed couple. Even after that, her uncle reacted emotionally against the marriage. He wanted the girl to come out of the relationship. On Friday also, the uncle had a tiff with the youth, which later in the day led to the murder,’’ he said.