Nirupama Pathak Murder Case

Nirupama's boyfriend, parents accused of assisting her suicide

When a young journalist named Nirupama Pathak was found dead in her home in Jharkhand, India was forced to re-evaluate its understanding of honour killings. Nirupama was a bright 22-year-old working with a business newspaper in New Delhi.  The fact that her city life, profession and education at a premier college in Delhi had not helped h...