Couple found dead, honour killing suspected

Our Correspondent

Abohar, October 17

A couple was reportedly killed and the bodies thrown in the middle of a road in Sappanwali village on Sunday. For about 6 hours, the bodies kept lying at the spot as the boy’s family refused to give consent for a post-mortem.

Locals said Rohtash Kumar, who belonged to a gardener’s family, was friends with a girl of the same village. Their families reportedly turned down the proposal for marriage.

The couple went missing on September 28 and reportedly got married on October 1 in Delhi. They then came to Rohta village near Moga where Rohtash’s sister resided. Vikram, Rohtash’s brother, alleged the family of the girl brought both from Rohta and killed them.

The gruesome incident has caused panic in the area. The family of Rohtash sought the arrest of the culprits at the earliest. The family of the slain youth allowed cops to shift the bodies to the hospital late in the night after a case under Section 302 was registered. — OC