Tag: Honour Killing

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7 arrested in Telangana honour killing case

Hyderabad: Telangana Police on Tuesday said that they have arrested seven accused over the killing of a Dalit youth, who was hacked to death last week in a case of honour killing. The accused include a hired killer from Bihar. The police revealed that T. Maruthi Rao, the main accused, struck the deal to kill […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Law in making to make honour killing an offence, SC told

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was bringing a law to make honour killing a cognizable offence as it sought directions for prompt police action and criminal prosecution of the guilty. The Centre told a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that they […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Man kills two daughters for 'honour' in Pakistan

Islamabad: Two young women were killed by their father “in the name of honour” in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday. According to Bala Mani Deputy Superintendent of Police Fazal Wahid, Abdul Gani killed his daughters — 20-year-old Shamim and 10-year-old Noreen — in Peshawar’s Achar Kali area on September 20 and confessed to […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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'Love-struck' couple found hanging in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Bodies of a youth and a girl were found hanging in an an under construction apartment in Bhubaneswar today. According to sources, prima facie, it is suspected to be a case of suicide. The deceased hail from Mayurbhanj and it was only a day before that they had come to Bhubaneswar, informed sources. As […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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Honour killing-related crimes to invite serious consequence under law: Odisha Home Dept

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the Odisha Home Department has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to prevent incidents relating to honour killing stating that such crimes would invite serious consequence under the law. As per the directions of Apex Court on the preventive and remedial measures of honour killing, the department stated that steps would […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Honour Killing: Teen Strangled, Mutilated By Father & Brother In Uttar Pradesh

Shahjahanpur: Honour killing was witnessed in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, where a 16-year-old pregnant Dalit girl was brutally attacked and killed by her father and elder brother and then her body was mutilated for ‘bringing shame’ to the family. The father has confessed and arrested but the brother is on the run, police said. […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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