Girl commits suicide, father kills lover’s mother

ALAPPUZHA:  In a fit of rage, a man killed his daughter’s lover’s mother. The man identified as Haridas killed Haritha’s lover Anish’s mother Padmini. The police have arrested him.

Haritha and Aneesh were in love. When Anish came home Wednesday morning with the mangalsutra (thali), Haridas threatened him and sent him back. Depressed over it, Haritha committed suicide. In a fit of rage, Haridas hacked Padmini to death.