Dharmender Barak

Two days after a girl was lynched by her own family and a boy publicly beheaded, a conspiracy of silence is heavy in village Gharnavati in Haryana.

On Wednesday evening, a village in Haryana looked on as a girl was lynched by her family, and a boy beheaded. Hours ago, they had returned to the village, thinking that their families would finally allow them to marry.

Two days after a girl was lynched by her own family and a boy publicly beheaded, a conspiracy of silence is heavy in village Gharnavati in Haryana.

On Wednesday evening, a village in Haryana looked on as a girl was lynched by her family, and a boy beheaded. Hours ago, they had returned to the village, thinking that their families would finally allow them to marry.