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Ranchi: Almost 20 days after a 13-year-old girl from Jakhratand village in Ranchi district was murdered on March 13, her foster brother and father have been arrested, police said.The accused were identiifed as Rahul Pathak and his father Subodh, a priest.The girl's father, who is a widower and physically challenged, gave away the girl to Subodh when she was five-year old. But no legal adoption process was followed, police added.On April 2, villagers alerted the police upon seeing some post-death ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The Delhi Police has arrested a man and his son for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old daughter in west Delhi's Hari Nagar area, an official said on Friday. The case first came to light on April 1 after a PCR call was received around 2 pm, alleging that a woman had been killed by her family members and her body was being taken for last rites, he said. The accused, identified as Mohammad Maneer (55), a vegetable vendor, and his son Meraj Ali (19), were arrested in connec ...Read More >
Demands death sentence for accused who denounced the relationship due to 'caste differences' A day after a 20-year-old man in Nanded district was allegedly murdered by the relatives of a 19-year-old woman, with whom he was in a relationship, the woman "symbolically married" his body before his funeral, and said she would stay at his house henceforth. Police have arrested five persons, including the woman's parents and her brother, in connection with the murder of Saksham Gautam Tate, who was a ...Read More >
The commission will be headed by retired judge KN Basha and will include senior officials under his leadership. It will seek the opinion of affected people and various segments of society before submitting its recommendations to the government. "There should be a movement created to spread awareness against honour killings," CM Stalin said. "Headed by Retired Judge KN Basha, a state commision will be formed to raise awareness and to pass a law on Honour Killing. Retired justice will head the ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 17 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin today informed the Assembly that the government will constitute an expert committee to recommend steps for enacting legislation to curb honour killings in the state. The move comes after persistent demands from the ruling DMK's allies, including the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), led by Thol Thirumavalavan, and the Left Parties, following a spurt in honour killings. Bringing in such a statute was also a pre-poll promise of the DM ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 17 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu government will take necessary steps to enact appropriate legislation to prevent honour killings in the state, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Friday, and announced the constitution of a commission under retired high court judge K M Basha to recommend suitable measures on the matter. Expressing concern over such killings, he said the government would not remain a mute spectator. "Tamil Nadu will lead to bring a special law to prevent honour killings," Stal ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 17 (UNI) The Tamil Nadu Government today announced an expert committee headed by Retd Madras High Court Justice K N Basha would be constituted to recommend measures to enact a Legsilation to prevent honour killings in the State. Responding to requests from members of various parties, Chief Minister M K Stalin said the expert panel would be formed and based on its recommendations necessary steps would be taken to bring in a Legsilation to prevent honour killings. He said the Co ...Read More >
Gwalior Murder Case: Honour Killing Revealed In Morena As Father Murdered 19-Year-Old Daughter; Brother And Mother Also Involved | Morena (Madhya Pradesh): A 19-year-old girl's body wrapped in tarpaulin, was recovered from a river in Madhya Pardesh's Morena. The deceased has been identified as Divya. Forensic experts arrived at the scene and examined the body, and initial findings confirmed a gunshot wound to the head which had shattered the skull. Police revealed that it was a case of honour ...Read More >
BHOPAL: In a suspected case of honour killing, a 19-year-old Class XII student was allegedly shot dead inside her home and her body allegedly dumped in the Kuwari river in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district. Divya Sikarwar, who belonged to a caste Hindu Kshatriya family, was reportedly shot in the head at her home in Shiv Nagar on the night of September 24. According to reports she is believed to have had a friendship with a youth from a backward caste. Morena district police received a call on ...Read More >
In Gujarat's Banaskantha, an 18-year-old NEET qualifier, Chandrika Chaudhary, was allegedly murdered by her father and uncle due to fears she would choose her own partner. The family opposed her desire for medical education and independence, leading to her being drugged and strangled. Her partner's legal petition exposed the crime, revealing a premeditated act disguised as suicide. An 18-year-old NEET qualifier from Gujarat's Banaskantha was allegedly murdered by her father and uncle in what po ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Calling the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar an anti-democratic exercise, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan alleged that the premeditated drive, carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI) under the direction of the BJP-led Union government, poses a serious threat to the nation. He claimed that the first phase of the drive excluded around 65 lakh voters from the rolls, the majority of whom were from minority communities. Though Oppo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that India's first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will commence operations "very soon," and it will reduce travel time between the two cities to just 2 hours and 7 minutes. Talking to reporters at the Bhavnagar terminus in Gujarat, after virtually flagging off three trains: the Ayodhya Express, Rewa-Pune Express, and Jabalpur-Raipur Express, Vaishnaw stated that the bullet train project is moving quick ...Read More >
A large number of villagers from Arumugamangalam and members of various outfits took part in the funeral of caste killing victim C. Kavin Selvaganesh, 27, at his native village on Friday. Kavin, an engineer and IT company employee who belonged to the Scheduled Caste, was killed by S. Surjith, the brother of the girl he loved, at KTC Nagar in Palayamkottai on Sunday last. The accused belonged to the Most Backward Caste. Ministers P. Geetha Jeevan and Anita R. Radhakrishnan, Thoothukudi Collecto ...Read More >
THOOTHUKUDI: Following threats, Thoothukudi police provided armed police protection for C Chandrasekar, the father of 'honour killing' victim C Kavin Selvaganesh. The police personnel with the gun have been deployed to ensure safety and protection of Chandrasekar as recommended by the SC/ST Commission. He is a farmer. Coolie groups are suspected behind the murder. Several political leaders have also urged to protect Kavin's parents. Kavin Selvaganesh of Arumugamangalam village in Thoothukudi w ...Read More >
New Delhi (AsiaNews) - A young national tennis player was killed by her father because she was "too independent". The tragedy took place yesterday in Gurugram, in the state of Haryana, where Radhika Yadav, 25, was shot dead by her father Deepak Yadav, 49, a former bank employee. According to local police, the man confessed to the crime during initial questioning, during which he said he was driven to act because of constant comments and insults from other villagers, who accused him of living of ...Read More >
Gurugram: A shocking case of alleged honour killing came to light from Gurugram, wherein a 25-year-old national-level tennis player, Radhika Yadav, was shot dead by her father at their home on Thursday morning (July 10). The accused, Deepak Yadav, a former bank employee, has reportedly confessed to the murder, citing long-standing tensions over his daughter's growing independence, her public presence on Instagram, and her appearance on a year-old music video. According to police, Deepak shot Ra ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Dec 2: In a suspected case of honour killing, a woman police constable was murdered allegedly by her brother for her inter-caste marriage in Ibrahimpatnam near Hyderabad on Monday. Nagamani was on her way to duty at Hayathnagar Police Station on Monday morning when her brother Pramesh allegedly knocked her bike with a car and then attacked her with a hunting sickle. Police said the incident occurred on Raipole-Manyaguda road in Ibrahimpatnam mandal of Rangareddy district. Alerted by ...Read More >
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