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(The story was first published in September 2018 and was re -published The Quint‘S Archive The person who carried out the murder was sentenced to death by the Telangana court on 10 March. Amruatha’s father T Maruthi Rao, who was a prominent accused in the case and or ordered execution, allegedly died of suicide in 2020.)
The love story of twenty -four -year -old Pranay and 21 -year -old Amruthi was sung after a conspiracy to murder, which stems from respect and bias of caste.
On September 14, about 150 km from the main city of Hyderabad in Mirlluda, Pran was killed by his father -in -law, Maruthi Rao, a businessman in a broad daylight by goons hired by a businessman, who could not accept that his daughter married a lower caste person.
Pranay overtook a 21 -year -old widow, Amruth and an unborn child.
His fresh-painted, two-floor sitting in the house, plaster with posters seeking justice for Prana, a distraught Amruratha explains how the tragedy came out on 14 September.
“That day, I went to Jyoti Hospital to check a normal pregnancy when someone suddenly attacked his head. He immediately fell and he was not any other. Out of shock, I was unconscious and had to be hospitalized. I came to know that I had lost my life forever after two days. ,
Amarutha
Two -month plan, several meetings between the five main accused, fake SIM cards and a deal of Rs 1 crore – is how Maruti Rao, father of Amruatha, carried out the murder. For Rao, who belonged to the Vaiya caste, his daughter falling in love with a Dalit man was nothing short of a crime.
“Immediately after the attack, I called my father to ask, ‘Why did you do this to me?” In response, he told me just ‘go to the hospital’. He was careless about the incident. ,
Amarutha
Seven people, including Amruth’s father, are in police custody. According to the police, Maruti Rao conspired to eliminate Pran with the help of Asghar Ali, Bari and Abdul Karim. Maruthi Rao’s brother, T Shravan, and Driver, S Shiva, are other accused.
The police chief said that the conspiracy was hatched in July. The deal was killed for Rs 1 crore, although Asghar, and Bari demanded Rs 2.5 crore. Maruthi Rao paid Rs 15 lakh.
After interrogating Maruti Rao and others, the police recognized the killer as Subhash Sharma, a native of Bihar, with Bari to meet in Rajmundry Central Jail.
Investigation revealed that the gang failed to carry out the conspiracy on some occasions. On August 17, he hosted a wedding reception, which further angered Maruthi Rao, and he carried forward his efforts to kill Pran.
“Meanwhile, when Amruth became pregnant, his father tried to pressurize him to abort because he was afraid that if Pran is killed and a child was born for his daughter, it would cause more problems. He refused to abortion,” the SP said.
Amarutha says that he will often talk to her mother about her health or scheduled hospital visit on the phone. She says, although her mother was also against marriage, she is not sure that she was part of her father’s conspiracy.
How two school companions fell in love
Amruatha says that she was befriended by her school senior school seven years ago when she was in class 9. “We did not know at that time whether it was love or attraction, but we kept talking.”
But his love by caste came with a sense of prediction.
“My parents dropped me from home two and a half years ago. I was in BTech 2 years … They stopped my studies … My uncle physically attacked me with dumbbells and wooden rods … I was not allowed to talk to my cousins. But when he planned to marry someone else, I approached Pran and we decided to run away. ,
Amarutha
Asked how she dared to marry against her family’s wishes, she immediately responds, “because I loved her. The way he took care of me, I loved. ,
“My father was in Hyderabad and my mother was sleeping. We have an independent house … so I came down and entered the car and ran away. We married in Laxmi Nagar, Arya Samaj on 30 January. ,
Amarutha
From 2016 to 2018, when Amruatha was under house-governance, Pran was constantly in fear, hiding, and even out of his college. On 31 January, when his family came to know about their marriage, he was hesitant to accept the couple, which feared further threatening Amruth’s family. But, as a child, his father, Balaswami, wiping the dust with a frame -based picture of Pran. The Quint Why did he change his mind a few days after marriage.
“Amruth is a very good person, that’s why I accepted marriage. They are both true lover. But his father only cares for respect and caste and only two reasons were murdered. ,
Balaswami, father of pranay
A large picture of pranay adorned with a garland hangs on the wall of his courtyard, and barely standing in the grand house of Amruth, a kilometer away, with a school which was installed by Amarutha’s father under his name. But Amarutha is no longer there. She says a different address to her home, and those who live there see their family.
“The same thing is a father, she is the happiness of her daughter. My father spoiled my life. I lost my husband, my father and mother … all three for the same incident. Pranay used to take care of me like my family. Now Pranay’s family is with me … I don’t want to go back yet. I just want to live here forever as his wife. ,
Amarutha
Breaking the midway in our conversation, Pranay’s father says that he has vowed to protect Amarutha and his child till his death.
“After Pranay’s death, Amarutha wanted to be with us. She was crying when she told me that ‘this is my family’s family … please let me stay here’. I said, ‘I never rejected your love … You can live here. I will support you till death… but my son is not here. ,
Balaswami, father of pranay
As she continues her fight for justice and hopes that the accused, including her father, is killed to kill her husband, Amruratha dreams of a future free from discrimination on the basis of caste and creed for her unborn child.
“Now I am alive for one thing, give birth to my child and bring him up. We just want to make him/his strong and a courageous person, as it was Pranay. He was always very strong and confident. Even when he knew that his life was in danger … he married me and shared his life with me. ,
Amarutha
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