Sonepat man shot in Delhi, wife critical; honour killing suspected

Mukesh Tandon
Tribune News Service
Sonepat/Delhi, June 25

In a suspected case of honour killing, a 23-year-old man was shot dead and his 19-year-old wife was critically injured when some unidentified assailants opened fire on them at Ambrahi village in Dwarka, Delhi, on Thursday night, the police said today.

Woman’s kin grilled

The Delhi Police on Friday questioned Kiran’s father and uncle. The police said the two were interrogated in connection with the incident but weren’t arrested

Santosh Kumar Meena, DCP, Dwarka, said the couple was shot multiple times by 6-7 assailants inside their rented accommodation in Ambrahi village.

Vinay Dahiya succumbed to four bullet injuries, while his wife Kiran was shot five times and is undergoing treatment in a hospital, the police said, adding that the couple belonged to the same village — Gopalpur in Sonepat.

Couple had moved HC

In August last year, the couple had approached the HC, demanding police protection. The court had asked the Sonepat police to ensure their safety

The couple had eloped last year against the wishes of their families.

As per police record, an FIR was registered in Kharkhoda, Sonepat, on August 13 last year after a complaint by Kiran’s mother Sheela Devi, who alleged that her daughter had been abducted by some unknown person. During investigation, it was learnt that Kiran had eloped with Vinay of the same village and they had got married.

Sources said a panchayat was held in the village over the issue. The couple, however, did not enter the village after getting married. Vinay worked as a cab driver. It is being suspected that the brother and other family members of the girl are behind the killing, said the sources.

In August last year, the couple had approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court, demanding police protection. The court had passed directions to the Sonepat police for the safety of the couple, a police official said.

Superintendent of Police, Sonepat, Jashandeep Singh Randhawa, meanwhile, said the SHO, Kharkhoda, had cancelled the FIR in September.

“Despite efforts, the police were unable to trace the couple. The attempts to trace them were recorded in daily diary from time to time,” the SP claimed.

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