Monday, June 14, 2010

Does murder bring honour to a family?

Delhi: Couple tortured to death, honour killing suspected
NDTV Correspondent, Updated: June 15, 2010 09:00 IST, New Delhi
delhihonourkilling-216x250_hnrkl.jpgIn a case of suspected honour killing, a 19-year old girl and her boyfriend were allegedly tortured for hours and then electrocuted to death on Monday.

Asha Saini and Yogesh Kumar were brutally beaten up and finally put to death by eltrocution at her uncle's residence in Delhi where she had been staying for the last one month, a senior police official said.

The girl's family was opposed to the match, he said.

Asha and Yogesh (21) were found dead with multiple stab injuries in the house on street number-3 of Swaroop Nagar area, police said.

Police have arrested Asha's father Suraj Kumar Saini and uncle Om Prakash in connection with the deaths.

The incident came to light after neighbours informed the police on seeing the bodies in the premises of the house.

"The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem. Prima facie it appears to be a case of honour killing as the girl had an affair with Yogesh. We are investigating the case," a senior police official said.

Both Asha and Yogesh are residents of Gukulpuri area.

She had come to meet her relatives in Swaroop Nagar when the incident took place, he added. (With PTI Inputs)

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