Friday, June 18, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Bihar couple tracked down to Punjab, killed

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Bihar-couple-tracked-down-to-Punjab-killed/articleshow/6061448.cms

Bihar couple tracked down to Punjab, killed
I P Singh, TNN, Jun 18, 2010, 07.14am IST

MAHERU (PHAGWARA): A young couple from Bihar, on the run from their
homes for defying their families and marrying out of their caste, were
allegedly tracked down and killed in a farmhouse in Maheru.

The Punjab police on Thursday registered a case against the girl's
father, Arvind Sharma, charging him with murder. The police said they
would send a team to Bihar to look for Sharma.

The boy, Kamlesh (23), belonged to the Yadav caste while the girl,
Khushboo (20), was from a Brahmin family. Police sources say the
girl's father had allegedly threatened to kill them and they suspect
that it is a case of honour killing. Kamlesh belonged to Paharpur
village in Jehanabad district of Bihar and the girl was from a
neighbouring village.

They were killed in their sleep on the roof of a room in the field
where they worked for the last eight months. Other farm hands here,
who were acquainted with the couple, said Kamlesh and Khusboo
apprehended trouble and feared that they could be killed.
SSP Ram Singh said the victims' throats were slit and there was no
other sign of robbery, raising suspicion that it was honour killing.
He said the couple had a court marriage nearly three months back.


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