Patna hate story

This article from The IndianExpress, dated 4th February caught my eyes:

PATNA, FEBRUARY 3: :
Father, family kill son-in-law;daughter critical after assault
Shailendra Mishra, a Patna schoolteacher, was lynched, his head crushed with a stone, and his newly married wife Pushpanjali assulted by a group led by her father. This was their "punishment" for marrying without the family's consent. And belonging to the same gotra (sub-caste) - although they were of the same caste.

You would have thought this had happened in a different era, a different time. But no, its didnt. You are talking about the up and rising India, one of the fastest growing country in the world.

Its sad to read stories like this, especially when Valentine's day is just, what? a week away?

To Ms Pushpanjali's father,

I really couldnt understand what perceived you to react so violently to this matter. You should be happy for your daughter. Yes, its not right for them to eloped and get married without getting your blessing. But they are grown ups. They know how to think for themselves. You cant decide their lives for them anymore. You cant dicate who they are allow or not allow to marry. Violence doesnt solve everything or anything at all(Prob back in stone age mabbe). Have you ever sit down and consider "hey, why did they do it? Why did they run away to get married? Why did they not inform me? Im sure every children want their parents blessing. Things could be work out. There's so many things you could have done? Talk to them. Be happy for them.

Did you even feel anything when you beat your own daughter? your own flesh and blood?
Did you experience a sense of remorse when u saw her laying in a pool of her own blood?
Did you feel anything at all other than anger?

Are you being a good father?