Dalit youth Sankar's murder: 11 including family members chargesheeted

More than two months after Dalit youth Shankar was murdered by a three-member gang for marrying a caste-Hindu girl, 11 people have been chargesheeted in the case.

The case has been transferred from the Udumalpet district court to the Tirupur district court. The next hearing has been scheduled on June 8.

Kausalya's maternal uncle, Pandidhurai, and a student who was the family's informer, Prasanna have also been named.

Kausalya's father, Chinnasamy, 39, hailing from Palini in Dindigul district, mother, Annalakshmi, their friends Dhanraj and Tamil Kalaivanan, who were among the planners, have been named as well.

Police officials said the accused met at several temple functions to plot the murder.