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HONOUR KILLING
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An honor killing, or honour killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonour upon the family or community. Honour killings are directed mostly against women and girls and are most prevalent in Middle Eastern and South Asian Islamic cultures.
The perceived dishonour is normally the result of one of the following behaviours, or the suspicion of such behaviours:
dressing in a manner unacceptable to the family or community
wanting to terminate or prevent an arranged marriage or desiring to marry by own choice, especially if to a member of a social group deemed inappropriate.
An ‘honour’ killing is the most extreme form of HBV where the supposed offender against family ‘honour’ is killed to restore the ‘honour’ which has supposedly been lost through her behaviour. An ‘honour’ killing is the most extreme form of violence which may be expressed as a final resort; however there are other lesser responses, such as forcing marriage or other forms of violence which may also be expressed.
KHAP PANCHAYAT IN INDIA
Khap is a cluster of villages united by caste and geography.It is as old as 14th century started by upper caste jats to consolidate their power.
Khap panchayat governs the khap formed by same gotra ( clan) families from several neighbouring villages.Khap panchayats are prevalent in Haryana,western Uttar Pradesh and Parts of Rajasthan.Love marriages are considered taboo in areas governed by Khap. Many young couples have been killed in the past defying khap rules.
REASONS:
CASTE SYSTEM
MENTALITY OF THE PEOPLE
FORMAL GRIEVANCES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH RURAL AREAS
RECENT CASES
A 16-year-old girl, Imrana, from Bhojpur who was set on fire inside her house in a case of what what the police called 'moral vigilantism'. The victim had screamed for help for about 20 minutes before neighbours arrived, only to find her smouldering body. She was admitted to a local hospital, where she later died from her injuries.
In a landmark judgment in March 2010, Karnal district court ordered the execution of five perpetrators of an honor killing in Kaithal, and imprisoning for lifethe khap (local caste-based council) chief who ordered the killings of Manoj Banwala (23) and Babli (19), a man and woman of the same clan who eloped and married in June 2007. Despite having been given police protection on court orders, they were kidnapped; their mutilated bodies were found a week later in an irrigation canal.