Honour Killing

Datanomics: Honour killing cases surged to six-year high in 2023

The back-to-back incidents highlight the persistence of such crimes

Nitish Katara murder case: SC refuses to extend bail of convict Vikas Yadav

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to extend the interim bail of convict Vikas Yadav, who is serving a 25-year jail term in the sensational 2002 Nitish Katara murder case. A bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma asked Yadav's counsel to move the Delhi High Court for extension or grant of fresh interim bail in the case. During the brief hearing, the counsel insisted that instead of sending him to the high court, the top court itself hear his plea for bail extension. When the bench hinted that it will reject the plea, the counsel for Yadav said that he will move the high court. Earlier, the bench extended Yadav's interim bail by a week. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Yadav against an August 22 order of the Delhi High Court which refused to extend his interim bail granted by the top court on July 29. Last Monday, Justice N Kotiswar Singh recused himself from hearing the matter as soon as the hearing commenced. The bench, however, extended Yadav

Over 100 persons killed in name of honour in Sindh from Jan to Jun in Pak

The Sindh Suhai Organisation voiced concern regarding rising incidents of violence against women, including murder and sexual harassment, in the province

SC's notice on plea on video, voice notes to be taken as dying declarations

The family members did not even make a single attempt to call a medical practitioner for resuscitation of the victim or to even get her declares dead

Pak court acquits Qandeel Baloch's brother who confessed to killing her

At the time of Qandeel Baloch's murder, Pakistan law allowed a murder victim's family to pardon a convicted killer

Honour killing cases up in Pak as Balochistan reports 5 killings in a day

Three women and two men were killed in the name of honour in Jaffarabad, Mastung and Hub areas during the past one day, reported Dawn citing police

UAE relaxes Islamic laws, allows cohabitation of unmarried couples

The United Arab Emirates announced a major overhaul of the country's Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate and criminalising so-called honour killings

Words of matter

The question is why use the term 'honour killing' in headlines and news reports when both these words are easily translatable

Girl, fiance gunned down for speaking to each other before marriage in Pak

According to police, the victims were each other's cousins and the incident was a case of 'honour killing'

Indian Muslim raped, murdered in UK over relationship with another woman

The 19-year-old woman was abducted along with her partner; both were killed on Wednesday

Fear honour killing, declare it in marriage forms

Couples might be allowed to seek police protection from registrar where marriage is to be performed under Special Marriage Act

Dalit boy killed over affair; 7 arrested

The girl was also detained and sent to a Bhiwandi remand home, police said

Youth murdered in Tamil Nadu in suspected honour killing

Suresh Arockiasamy was murdered apparently for marrying a girl against the wishes of her family a year ago

Dalit youth hacked to death for marrying upper-caste girl in Tamil Nadu

In a suspected case of honour-killing, a group of armed men attacked the young couple with sickles

Honour killing in Tamil Nadu: Father-in-law of Dalit victim surrenders

A dalit youth was hacked to death in public view for marrying an upper-caste girl