Honour killing and our society

Urdu Section
10 Jul 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com
Honour killing and our society

Maulana Nadeemul Wajidi writes that incidents of honour killings are on the rise. Despite the strict stand of the courts the incidents of honour killing could not be controlled. Legal experts have claimed that over 1000 youth are killed in the name of honour every year. In traditional societies, this barbaric practice is not only considered fair but a matter of pride. Most of the cases of honour killing occur in Haryana, Punjab and western UP. According to an estimate, about nine hundred couples have been killed by their own close relatives in the current year for marrying outside their caste or religion. In most cases the killers could not be arrested. In some cases, though arrests were made but the local panchayats and leaders came out in their defence. It is understood that the honour killing accused will not be brought to book. Probably they will go scot free due to insufficient evidence or non pursuance of the cases by the victims’ kin. Full article in Urdu here.

Honour killing and our society

Maulana Nadeemul Wajidi writes that incidents of honour killings are on the rise. Despite the strict stand of the courts the incidents of honour killing could not be controlled. Legal experts have claimed that over 1000 youth are killed in the name of honour every year. In traditional societies, this barbaric practice is not only considered fair but a matter of pride. Most of the cases of honour killing occur in Haryana, Punjab and western UP. According to an estimate, about nine hundred couples have been killed by their own close relatives in the current year for marrying outside their caste or religion. In most cases the killers could not be arrested. In some cases, though arrests were made but the local panchayats and leaders came out in their defence. It is understood that the honour killing accused will not be brought to book. Probably they will go scot free due to insufficient evidence or non pursuance of the cases by the victims’ kin. Full article in Urdu below:

Source: Hamara Samaj, New Delhi

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