Father Strangles Daughter in the Name of Honor

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Aug 10, 2012

In yet another case of so called “honor killing” , 18-year-old old Reshma was strangled, with her own dupatta (veil), by her father Salim in Hapur district on Thursday after she refused to leave the man she loved and marry the man her father wanted her to marry. Full report here

15-Year-Old Girl Killed By Man Her Father Hired

Rohtak, Haryana, December 26, 2010

When 15-year-old Tapsaya Singh’s (15)  father Umed Singh suspected her of having an affair with a boy in the neighborhood, he paid the family’s domestic help to murder his daughter and dispose off her body.  Then Umed Singh filed a police report alleging that 3 men had kidnapped his daughter.  Read the full report.

Girl Forced To Consume Pesticide For Falling In Love

Hyderabad, August 10, 2011

In yet another suspected case of “honour killing”, a father forced his daughter to consume pesticide for allegedly falling in love with a person of another caste in the neighbouring Mahabubnagar district. Read the report here

Teenager Killed For Refusing To Live With Her 50-year-old Husband

Kaithal, Haryana, July 05, 2011

A 17-year-old teenage girl who was forced by her parents to marry a  a 50-year-old man, was killed by her father when she refused to move in with the husband.  The girl sought police protection. However the panchayat (village judiciary) intervened and forced the girl to return to her home, whereupon she was murdered.  Read the report here.

Woman Murdered By Her Parents For Marrying Out of Caste

Bangalore,May 20, 2011

In another case of an “honor killing,” 20-year-old Deepika and her four-month-old baby were brutally murdered by her parents because Deepika had married a man of her own choice who did not belong to her family’s caste.  While Gowramma held her daughter’s hands and legs firmly, her father Mooge Gowda strangled Deepika to death. They then strangled the sleeping baby boy, using a scarf.   Read the report here