Honour Killings in India That Exposed Extreme Barbarism

By siliconindia  |  Tuesday, 08 October 2013, 11:38 Hrs


1. Manoj-Babli honour killing in Haryana:

Newly-weds Manoj Banwala and Babli were killed mercilessly by the latter’s relatives on June 2007. It is the first case which historically convicted defendants for committing the crime. The killing was ordered by khap panchayat (khap), a religious caste-based council among Jatts, in their Karora village in Kaithal district, Haryana. The Khap panchayat's ruling was based on the belief that Manoj and Babli belonged to the same Banwala gotra, a Jat community and were therefore considered to be siblings although they were not blood related. So, it was considered that any union between them would be invalid and incestuous. However, the couple went ahead with their marriage, following which they were abducted and killed by Babli's relatives.

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