Ghaziabad honour killing: Woman killed by father, three others
The body of Priyanka was found near Krishnapuri railway tracks on 16 March. Police had suspected it to be a case of suicide until the post mortem report revealed that she had been strangulated to...
View ArticleHonour killing in Haryana: Girl lynched, boy beheaded
The couple belonged to the Jat community and were residents of Gharnavati village in Kalanaur, Rohtak district. The post Honour killing in Haryana: Girl lynched, boy beheaded appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleParent of Andhra techie arrested for murdering her
P Hari Babu and Samrajyam, who allegedly strangulated P Deepthi at the family's house in Guntur yesterday and were absconding since the offence, were taken into custody from a nearby village,...
View ArticleMuzaffarnagar: Girl survives honour killing attempt by family
A 21-year-old girl survived an honour killing attempt allegedly by her family members here, police said today. The post Muzaffarnagar: Girl survives honour killing attempt by family appeared first on...
View ArticleHonour killing: Pak woman murdered over inter-caste marriage
A woman was brutally murdered by three of her family members for marrying a man from a different caste. The incident took place in the eastern town of Sahiwal in Pakistan, a police source told Efe. The...
View ArticlePakistan: Pregnant woman stoned to death by family members
A pregnant woman was stoned to death on Tuesday by her own family outside a courthouse in Lahore for marrying the man she loved. The post Pakistan: Pregnant woman stoned to death by family members...
View ArticlePak honour killing: PM Sharif asks for report on murdered woman
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has asked the Punjab government for a report about a woman who was stoned to death in front of the Lahore High Court (LHC), said a media report. The post Pak...
View ArticlePak clerics’ board issues fatwa declaring honour killing un-Islamic
A leading organisation of clerics in Pakistan has issued a fatwa declaring honour killing un-Islamic amid reports of such cases in the country including that of a woman who was stoned to death for...
View ArticleHonour killing or gangrape: Will the Badaun cousins ever get justice?
The nervousness on the Uttar Pradesh government was evident as it quickly ordered a CBI enquiry into the incident in a bid to protect itself from severe criticism. The post Honour killing or gangrape:...
View ArticlePakistan: Honour killing victim’s father, brothers arrested
Farzana Parveen, 25, was killed on 27 May before a crowd of onlookers near a downtown courthouse in the eastern city of Lahore. The post Pakistan: Honour killing victim’s father, brothers arrested...
View ArticleMurder for ‘honour': How Pak has failed to stem this violent tradition
Government efforts to crack down honour killing have had little success and the killings remain a particular problem in poor and rural areas of Pakistan. The post Murder for ‘honour': How Pak has...
View ArticleDelhi horror: Parents murder 21-year-old girl for marrying outside caste
In a horrific incident right in the heart of upscale Delhi, a 21-year-old student was murdered by her parents for marrying her boyfriend against their wishes. The post Delhi horror: Parents murder...
View ArticleIndia’s list of shame: Bhavna Yadav, Nitish Katara and other honour killing...
When it comes to honour killings, the list runs fairly long in India. We take a look at some honour killings that hit the headlines in the past. The post India’s list of shame: Bhavna Yadav, Nitish...
View ArticleParents kill DU student: Can we free our women from the burden of family honour?
With yet another incident of "honour killing" in Delhi, a girl has been crushed by her burden of upholding the honour and values of an Indian family. The post Parents kill DU student: Can we free our...
View ArticleParents murder Delhi University student ‘for honour': So much for educating...
Yes, we must all educate the girl child. But that begs the bigger question: Who will educate her family? The post Parents murder Delhi University student ‘for honour': So much for educating the girl...
View ArticleMeerut: Brothers kill pregnant teen in suspected honour killing
In a suspected case of honour killing, an eight months pregnant teenager was strangulated to death allegedly by her two brothers. The post Meerut: Brothers kill pregnant teen in suspected honour...
View ArticleHonour killing: Teenage girl killed by family in Baroda village
In a case of honour killing, a 19-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her father and other family members who were opposed to her relationship with a boy belonging to a different community. The post...
View ArticlePunjab: Police fails to provide security, Dalit couple lynched in ‘honour...
The failure of Punjab Police to provide security to a newly-married Dalit couple despite directions from the high court led to a gory end for a young couple as they were lynched by the girl's...
View ArticleNitish Katara murder: Accused Vikas Yadav, cousin Vishal get life term of 25...
Katara was abducted and killed by Vikas, Vishal and Sukhdev as they did not approve of the victim's affair with Bharti because they belonged to different castes, the court had said. The post Nitish...
View ArticleNaked bodies of a man and a woman found in separate trunks in Sonepat, Haryana
Naked bodies of a man and a woman were found inside two big trunks dumped near a park in Haryana's Sonepat district on Monday. The post Naked bodies of a man and a woman found in separate trunks in...
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