Delhi Dishonour Killing

In a suspected case of honour killing, a woman and her distant relative were killed in northeast Delhi on Tuesday, allegedly by her father and brother who believed the two were in a relationship, police said.

In a suspected case of dishonour killing, a 25-year-old man was found dead along a highway in Greater Noida, police said on Monday. The man, Raju, had come to Noida with his cousin sister.

A newly-married couple who had approached the high court for protection were shot near their home in Delhi on Thursday night. The 23-year old man died on the spot while his wife was severely injured during the attack in Ambrahi village in Dwarka.

In a suspected case of dishonour killing, an 18-year-old man was allegedly kidnapped and beaten to death. This was also captured on a video by the accused, including the cousin of a minor girl the man was in relationship with, the police said on Friday.

A day before her marriage, a 20-year-old woman was allegedly smothered to death by her mother in northeast Delhi's Seelampur area after she found her daughter with a tenant, police said today.

A young man belonging to the Scheduled Castes and his Muslim wife were hacked to death in broad daylight in Hapur's Fatehpur village - 75 km from Delhi - on Saturday, allegedly by her brother, for defying the diktat of the panchayat and staying married.

Two days ago, Abhishek Seth was informed by the police that the body of his young wife, Bhavna, had been found burnt in the village that her family belonged to near Delhi. They were married last week.

A case of apparent dishonour killing has been reported from western Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, 60 km from Delhi, where a man was stabbed to death allegedly by the father and brothers of the girl he eloped with.

An Indian couple from Punjab have won the right to stay in Australia after applying for refugee status on the grounds that they may be subjected to dishonour killing in India for an inter-caste love marriage.

Five members of a family were today awarded the death penalty by the Rohini court in the 2010 Swaroop Nagar killing case where a teenaged couple were beaten up mercilessly, tortured and then electrocuted by the convicts who objected to the girl's marriage with a boy from a different caste.

In a case of dishonour killing, a 21-year-old man was on Thursday stabbed to death by the brothers of his wife. The couple had married against the wishes of the girl's family three months ago, police said. Ranvir was murdered allegedly by 22-year-old Gaurav and 18-year-old Rahul in north Delhi's Mangolpuri area.

A 24-year-old teacher was allegedly killed by her mother and brother in Kanjhawla, near the capital, after she refused to stay with her husband and wanted to marry another person from a different caste.

A man and his son have been arrested for murdering a youth, who allegedly had an illicit relationship with the man's daughter, police said Saturday.Azad, 40 and Monu, 19, were arrested by Delhi Police on Thursday for murdering Mahender Singh, 23. Police Tuesday discovered Mahender's body, wrapped in a plastic bag, floating in a drain at Haiderpur w...

Delhi government today relaxed its marriage registration rules which may help couples from other states get their marriages registered here without much hassle.The Delhi Cabinet in a meeting here did away with a clause in the Delhi Hindu Marriage Registration Rules, 1956 under which a marriage can be registered in the city if the couple proves that...

There was shock and disbelief in the upscale locality of New Friends Colony in south Delhi where the bodies of Vimal and Hari were found, in what police say is a case of 'dishonour killing'.The two wanted to marry but the girl Vimal's father Edward was opposed to it as Hari was already married.On Friday night, when the father found the two together...

In a suspected case of honour killing, a woman and her distant relative were killed in northeast Delhi on Tuesday, allegedly by her father and brother who believed the two were in a relationship, police said.

In a suspected case of dishonour killing, a 25-year-old man was found dead along a highway in Greater Noida, police said on Monday. The man, Raju, had come to Noida with his cousin sister.

A newly-married couple who had approached the high court for protection were shot near their home in Delhi on Thursday night. The 23-year old man died on the spot while his wife was severely injured during the attack in Ambrahi village in Dwarka.

In a suspected case of dishonour killing, an 18-year-old man was allegedly kidnapped and beaten to death. This was also captured on a video by the accused, including the cousin of a minor girl the man was in relationship with, the police said on Friday.

A day before her marriage, a 20-year-old woman was allegedly smothered to death by her mother in northeast Delhi's Seelampur area after she found her daughter with a tenant, police said today.

A young man belonging to the Scheduled Castes and his Muslim wife were hacked to death in broad daylight in Hapur's Fatehpur village - 75 km from Delhi - on Saturday, allegedly by her brother, for defying the diktat of the panchayat and staying married.

Two days ago, Abhishek Seth was informed by the police that the body of his young wife, Bhavna, had been found burnt in the village that her family belonged to near Delhi. They were married last week.

A case of apparent dishonour killing has been reported from western Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, 60 km from Delhi, where a man was stabbed to death allegedly by the father and brothers of the girl he eloped with.

An Indian couple from Punjab have won the right to stay in Australia after applying for refugee status on the grounds that they may be subjected to dishonour killing in India for an inter-caste love marriage.

Five members of a family were today awarded the death penalty by the Rohini court in the 2010 Swaroop Nagar killing case where a teenaged couple were beaten up mercilessly, tortured and then electrocuted by the convicts who objected to the girl's marriage with a boy from a different caste.

In a case of dishonour killing, a 21-year-old man was on Thursday stabbed to death by the brothers of his wife. The couple had married against the wishes of the girl's family three months ago, police said. Ranvir was murdered allegedly by 22-year-old Gaurav and 18-year-old Rahul in north Delhi's Mangolpuri area.

A 24-year-old teacher was allegedly killed by her mother and brother in Kanjhawla, near the capital, after she refused to stay with her husband and wanted to marry another person from a different caste.

A man and his son have been arrested for murdering a youth, who allegedly had an illicit relationship with the man's daughter, police said Saturday.Azad, 40 and Monu, 19, were arrested by Delhi Police on Thursday for murdering Mahender Singh, 23. Police Tuesday discovered Mahender's body, wrapped in a plastic bag, floating in a drain at Haiderpur w...

Delhi government today relaxed its marriage registration rules which may help couples from other states get their marriages registered here without much hassle.The Delhi Cabinet in a meeting here did away with a clause in the Delhi Hindu Marriage Registration Rules, 1956 under which a marriage can be registered in the city if the couple proves that...

There was shock and disbelief in the upscale locality of New Friends Colony in south Delhi where the bodies of Vimal and Hari were found, in what police say is a case of 'dishonour killing'.The two wanted to marry but the girl Vimal's father Edward was opposed to it as Hari was already married.On Friday night, when the father found the two together...