Mandya: In what has turned out to be a case of ‘honour killing,’ a young couple from Hosur in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu has been found brutally murdered. The bodies of the couple, who went missing a few days ago, were recovered from the Cauvery River in Mandya district under the jurisdiction of Belakavadi Police Station.
On Nov.14, the Police found the body of a man floating in Cauvery River near Shivanasamudra. Two days later (on Friday), the body of a young woman surfaced at the same spot. The Police later established their identities as 22-year-old Nandish and 21-year-old Swathi who were found missing. Nandish, an Adi Dravida belonged to Venkateshpuram village near Shoolakondapalli in Hosur, fell in love with Swathi who belonged to the Vanniyar caste. They married against the wishes of their parents and went missing from their houses three months ago.
