Bride-to-be Athira stabbed to death by father on the day of her wedding
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In Kerala, father kills 22-year-old just before her wedding
Police: Man stabbed his daughter multiple times, was opposed to marriage
Woman's fiance who is in the army is a Dalit, say police
The woman's fiance, who is in the army, is from a different caste. Her father remained opposed to the match even though he gave his consent to the wedding, to be held today.
On Thursday, an argument between the woman and her father exploded and he stabbed her multiple times, until she collapsed. Athira was rushed to a hospital in Kozhikode, but was declared brought dead.
The father has been arrested and is being questioned. "A case of murder has been registered. The father was in a drunk state. We are still investigating if it was a dishonour killing or not," Malappuram District Police Chief Debesh Kumar Behera told NDTV.

Kerala man who killed his daughter on her wedding day has been arrested
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