Gujjar girl killed for marrying Dalit
Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 14:03 [IST]
New Delhi, Jul 20: A 22-year-old girl from the Gujjar community of
Bulandshahar in UP became the latest victim to honour killing for the
crime of marrying a Dalit boy.
Buzz up!Noida police has reportedly arrested five people in connection
with the killing of the girl, identified as Sanjeeta.
All of those who were arrested on Monday, Jul 19 night were family
members of the girl.
According to the police, Sanjeeta married Ravinder Kataria in Feb
2010. The youngsters had reportedly met in coaching classes three
years ago.
Katar, who is a Noida resident, had earlier lodged an FIR with Sector
58 Noida Police apprehending threat to his wife's life from her family
members.
"I last tried to contact her on July 9 when her family members
threatened to murder me if I continued my relationship with her," he
is quoted as saying in news reports.
The relatives of girl had taken to her to native village on the
promise of a formal wedding function.
"Ravinder (Katar) said his wedding to Sanjeeta was schedule to take
place on Sunday, July 18. But when he called the girl's family that
day, he was threatened and told not to contact them anymore," Senior
Superintendent of Police AK Singh informed.
When the police acted on the complaint filed by Katar, they recovered
skeletal remains, believed to be that of Sangeeta, from a field owned
by her family in village Barmadpur.
This case adds to the long list of honour killing cases that have
emerged in the recent past raising concerns over how the country would
deal with such a social evil.
OneIndia News
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