<p>A Dalit man was allegedly killed by his in-laws for marrying an upper-caste woman in Uttarakhand's Almora district, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>Jagdish Chandra, a Dalit political activist from Panuadhokhan village, was found dead in a car in Bhikiasain town on Friday, Salt sub-division tehsildar Nisha Rani said.</p>.<p>His wife's mother, her step-father and her step-brother were caught while taking the body in the car to dispose of it, she said, adding they were immediately placed under arrest.</p>.<p>The couple had got married on August 21 and Chandra was abducted by his in-laws on Thursday, Rani said.</p>.<p>On August 27, the couple wrote to the administration seeking security, citing a threat to their lives, Uttarakhand Parivartan Party leader P C Tiwari said.</p>.<p>He said the victim had contested elections from the Salt assembly seat twice on the party's symbol.</p>.<p>Tiwari said had the administration acted on the couple's complaint, Chandra could have been saved.</p>.<p>Calling the murder a matter of shame for Uttarakhand, he demanded a compensation of Rs 1 crore for the victim's wife.</p>
<p>A Dalit man was allegedly killed by his in-laws for marrying an upper-caste woman in Uttarakhand's Almora district, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>Jagdish Chandra, a Dalit political activist from Panuadhokhan village, was found dead in a car in Bhikiasain town on Friday, Salt sub-division tehsildar Nisha Rani said.</p>.<p>His wife's mother, her step-father and her step-brother were caught while taking the body in the car to dispose of it, she said, adding they were immediately placed under arrest.</p>.<p>The couple had got married on August 21 and Chandra was abducted by his in-laws on Thursday, Rani said.</p>.<p>On August 27, the couple wrote to the administration seeking security, citing a threat to their lives, Uttarakhand Parivartan Party leader P C Tiwari said.</p>.<p>He said the victim had contested elections from the Salt assembly seat twice on the party's symbol.</p>.<p>Tiwari said had the administration acted on the couple's complaint, Chandra could have been saved.</p>.<p>Calling the murder a matter of shame for Uttarakhand, he demanded a compensation of Rs 1 crore for the victim's wife.</p>