Honor Killing
Manoj-Babli honour killing case
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The Manoj-Babli honour killing case is the honour killing of newly-married Manoj Banwala and Babli in June 2007 after a khap panchayat (caste-based council among Jats) in their Karora village in Kaithal district, Haryana, passed a decree prohibiting marriage against societal norms. Both belonged to the Banwala gotra, a Jat community. Hence, they were declared brother and sister, though not directly related, and their marriage was recognised as invalid and incestuous. When the couple refused to abide by the ruling and got married, they were abducted and killed by Babli 's relatives.[1][2]
After the verdict of the khap panchayat, the state government had raised no concern.[3] These self-styled caste-based councils, common in the inner regions of several Indian states, including Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Rajasthan, have been supposedly operating with political blessings for years.[1] However, after the killings, according to Home Minister P. Chidambaram, the UPA-led central government is to propose an amendment to the Indian Penal Code to make honour killings a "distinct offense".[4][5][6]
In March 2010, a Karnal district court ordered the execution of the five perpetrators in this case, the first time a court in India has ordered justice be served in an honour killing case. The court gave life sentence to the khap head who ordered the killings but did not participate, while the driver in the kidnapping was sentenced to seven years.
[edit] Background
Newlyweds garlanded with marigolds
Manoj Banwala after their marriage in Chandigarh in April 2007.
Both Manoj 's family and Babli 's family lived in Kaithal.
Manoj 's mother, Chanderpati Berwal (55),[note 1] had four children—Seema (22),[note 1] Rekha, Vinod, and Manoj. Manoj (23)[note 2] was the eldest of the four.[1][7] Chanderpati was
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Kaithal honour killing case)
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The Manoj-Babli honour killing case is the honour killing of newly-married Manoj Banwala and Babli in June 2007 after a khap panchayat (caste-based council among Jats) in their Karora village in Kaithal district, Haryana, passed a decree prohibiting marriage against societal norms. Both belonged to the Banwala gotra, a Jat community. Hence, they were declared brother and sister, though not directly related, and their marriage was recognised as invalid and incestuous. When the couple refused to abide by the ruling and got married, they were abducted and killed by Babli 's relatives.[1][2]
After the verdict of the khap panchayat, the state government had raised no concern.[3] These self-styled caste-based councils, common in the inner regions of several Indian states, including Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Rajasthan, have been supposedly operating with political blessings for years.[1] However, after the killings, according to Home Minister P. Chidambaram, the UPA-led central government is to propose an amendment to the Indian Penal Code to make honour killings a "distinct offense".[4][5][6]
In March 2010, a Karnal district court ordered the execution of the five perpetrators in this case, the first time a court in India has ordered justice be served in an honour killing case. The court gave life sentence to the khap head who ordered the killings but did not participate, while the driver in the kidnapping was sentenced to seven years.
[edit] Background
Newlyweds garlanded with marigolds
Manoj Banwala after their marriage in Chandigarh in April 2007.
Both Manoj 's family and Babli 's family lived in Kaithal.
Manoj 's mother, Chanderpati Berwal (55),[note 1] had four children—Seema (22),[note 1] Rekha, Vinod, and Manoj. Manoj (23)[note 2] was the eldest of the four.[1][7] Chanderpati was
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