Tag: honour killing

Source: thewire.in Jaipur: Rajasthan parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal introduced two Bills in the assembly on Tuesday to check incidents of honour killing and mob lynching in the state. ‘The Rajasthan Prohibition of Interference with the Freedom of Matrimonial Alliances in the Name of Honour and Tradition Bill-2019’ and ‘The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill-2019’ were

Source- telegraphindia.com The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Centre and the Delhi government on a plea by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) for security and shelter for 12 inter-caste and inter-community couples allegedly facing threats of honour killing from their family members and vigilante squads. A bench Justices A.K. Sikri and

Source:- hindustantimes.com In a case of honour killing the Supreme Court sent a man from Karnataka to jail for life for killing his pregnant daughter 13 years ago. The top court not only rejected the man’s appeal against the HC verdict, punishing him with just 10-year jail term for the act, but also enhanced his