Young couple killed in Rajasthan, man’s family alleges ‘honour killing’

Yash Goyal
Our Correspondent
Jaipur, June 7 

A young couple was allegedly murdered in broad daylight by the woman’s family in Kachiyapura village in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district on Saturday afternoon.

The woman’s family allegedly used sharp-edged iron rods and sticks to kill the couple and the man’s family has termed the double-murder as ‘honour killing’.

The deceased, who collapsed to the ground after they were hit on the head, were identified as Bantu Nishad (20) and Anita Nishad (20), Rajakhera Police Station SHO Rajaram told The Tribune.

Anita succumbed to her injuries while she was taken to a Dholpur hospital, while Bantu died on the spot, the SHO added.

Bantu used to run a small E-Mitra shop in the village and was related to the woman’s family. According to the SHO, the families had a “close blood relation” which might have made the woman’s parents “furious” leading to the murders.

The couple was sitting in a house when the assailants attacked them in the presence of a group of women related to Anita.

Bantu’s grandfather lodged an FIR against 21 members of the woman’s family alleging the victims were in love and that Anita’s family had launched a premeditated attack on the couple. A case under section 302 of IPC has been lodged, and a police team was searching for the alleged assailants. who had fled the scene.

Last year, in August, the Rajasthan Assembly had passed a bill to include the provision of the death penalty or life imprisonment for murdering a couple in the name of ‘family honour’ but this has not yet been cleared by the Centre or the President.