CHANDIGARH: Declaring 'honour killings' an attack on the very foundations of civilised society , a district court in Haryana's Kaithal on Saturday sentenced two brothers to life imprisonment for the murder of their sister's husband over a love marriage in 2017.
"The crime committed was brutal, premeditated, and driven by misplaced notions of honour, for which there can be no justification. The punishment must reflect the collective conscience of society and send a clear message that 'honour killings' have no place in a civilised society governed by the rule of law," the trial court said.
Unhappy with their sister Pooja's love marriage to Balinder Singh in 2014, her brothers Sunil (now 27) and Dilbagh (now 31), residents of Dindoli village in Jind, called Balinder to Kaithal after taking their mother into confidence. The couple and Pooja's brothers met at a park, where Sunil and Dilbagh shot Balinder on Oct 18, 2017, said deputy district attorney Sukhdeep Singh Grewal.
Balinder's brother filed an FIR against Sunil and Dilbagh. At the time of the murder, Balinder and Pooja had a two-and-a-half-year-old son. The child is now orphaned, as Pooja has also passed away.
"The crime committed was brutal, premeditated, and driven by misplaced notions of honour, for which there can be no justification. The punishment must reflect the collective conscience of society and send a clear message that 'honour killings' have no place in a civilised society governed by the rule of law," the trial court said.
Unhappy with their sister Pooja's love marriage to Balinder Singh in 2014, her brothers Sunil (now 27) and Dilbagh (now 31), residents of Dindoli village in Jind, called Balinder to Kaithal after taking their mother into confidence. The couple and Pooja's brothers met at a park, where Sunil and Dilbagh shot Balinder on Oct 18, 2017, said deputy district attorney Sukhdeep Singh Grewal.
Balinder's brother filed an FIR against Sunil and Dilbagh. At the time of the murder, Balinder and Pooja had a two-and-a-half-year-old son. The child is now orphaned, as Pooja has also passed away.
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