Honour killing: Approval must by SP rank official

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 22:17

Allahabad High Court has ordered that in cases relating to honour killings, the investigating agency must not submit its final report before the trial court unless the same was approved by "an officer not below the rank of SP".

UP govt `serious about` tackling honour killing cases

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 22:15

Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday said it had taken "serious note" of the suspected honour killing incident in Bulandshahr district of the state.

HC upholds life term to 4 in honour killing case

Last Updated: Friday, July 29, 2011, 23:19

Strongly condemning the practice of "honour killings", the Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the life sentence awarded to four persons for killing a youth, who had an affair with the daughter of one of the convicts, in March 2000.

Honour killing case: Girl shot dead by brother

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 14:03

In the second honour killing case in Uttar Pradesh this week, a girl was shot dead allegedly by her brother after she disappeared from home for some days.

Father, uncle of girl arrested in suspected honour killing case

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 22:59

The father and uncle of a teenaged girl, who along with her lover was found hanging in Haryana`s Bhiwani district, have been arrested in the alleged honour killing case, with police saying the couple was beaten to death.