[ZESTCaste] Honour killings: Punjab moves to protect its couples

 

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Honour killings: Punjab moves to protect its couples
Published: Thursday, Mar 24, 2011, 21:07 IST
Place: Chandigarh | Agency: PTI

In order to prevent honour killings in the state, the Punjab
government has established centres at the district level to provide
protection to newly married inter-caste couples.

Home affairs and justice department said that such protection homes
have been established at Barnala, Gurdaspur and SAS Nagar (three in
each district), five in Mansa, four in Hoshiarpur, two each in
Faridkot and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar districts and one each in
other districts, under the supervision of the respective deputy
commissioners.

The spokesperson said that the centres would provide security,
boarding and lodging to the couples at reasonable cost for a period of
six weeks after their marriages.

He said that such couples can get protection by applying for it in the
court of the district registrar who might direct the deputy
commissioner or the head of police force.

He advised newly-wed couples to contact their respective deputy
commissioner or senior superintendent of police for any help any time.

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