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  • ‘Honour killings’ reported from Bihar’s Bhagalpur, Sheohar districts

    By IANS

    PATNA: Two cases of “honour killings” were reported from Bihar’s Bhagalpur and Sheohar districts on Tuesday, police said.

    The first incident took place in Bhagalpur where a man killed his sister for her inter-caste marriage.

    The deceased was identified as Siwani Singh, 22, a native of Sajaur in the district. She was having an affair with her boyfriend Prince Tiwari, a relative of former MP, late Prabhash Chandra Tiwari.

    Angry over her decision, her brother Shahil Singh alias Kalu shot her from close range.

    Her father Nirbhay Singh, a ‘dabang’ (strongman) in the region, had fixed her marriage with a person belonging to their own Rajput caste.

    “As Siwani was not happy with the decision, she fled from the house on October 22 and went to Dumka with here boyfriend Prince. They were tied the knot in a temple and returned to Bhagalpur. Nirbhay and Shahil were not happy with her marriage. When Siwani came to Sajaur, Shahil opened fire on her, leaving dead on the spot. We have launched a manhunt to nab him,” said a police officer of Sajaur police station.

    In another incident, three persons, including her father and brother, were arrested on the charge of killing a 19-year-old girl in Sheohar on Tuesday.

    The incident occurred at Lachu Tola village where the victim was having an affair with a youth but her family members were against it.

    Her father Virendra Pandit, uncle Chandra Bhushan Pandit and brother confessed that they had committed the crime and dumped the dead body in a pond.

    PATNA: Two cases of “honour killings” were reported from Bihar’s Bhagalpur and Sheohar districts on Tuesday, police said.

    The first incident took place in Bhagalpur where a man killed his sister for her inter-caste marriage.

    The deceased was identified as Siwani Singh, 22, a native of Sajaur in the district. She was having an affair with her boyfriend Prince Tiwari, a relative of former MP, late Prabhash Chandra Tiwari.

    Angry over her decision, her brother Shahil Singh alias Kalu shot her from close range.

    Her father Nirbhay Singh, a ‘dabang’ (strongman) in the region, had fixed her marriage with a person belonging to their own Rajput caste.

    “As Siwani was not happy with the decision, she fled from the house on October 22 and went to Dumka with here boyfriend Prince. They were tied the knot in a temple and returned to Bhagalpur. Nirbhay and Shahil were not happy with her marriage. When Siwani came to Sajaur, Shahil opened fire on her, leaving dead on the spot. We have launched a manhunt to nab him,” said a police officer of Sajaur police station.

    In another incident, three persons, including her father and brother, were arrested on the charge of killing a 19-year-old girl in Sheohar on Tuesday.

    The incident occurred at Lachu Tola village where the victim was having an affair with a youth but her family members were against it.

    Her father Virendra Pandit, uncle Chandra Bhushan Pandit and brother confessed that they had committed the crime and dumped the dead body in a pond.

  • Assam family forced to bury man who married outside caste

    Express News Service

    GUWAHATI: Atul Sarma was forced to live a socially isolated life for 27 years, and the ostracization continued to be in effect even after his death.

    Sarma (65) died at his residence on Tuesday but his family was compelled to bury the dead body instead of consigning it to flames due to alleged non-cooperation from the villagers, the police said.

    The incident took place in a village in Darrang district of northern Assam. Sarma’s crime? He had married a woman outside his caste. The family has been allegedly left to remain socially-isolated in the village for the past 27 years.

    After the incident came to light, the police picked up a man for allegedly instigating villagers not to take part in Sarma’s cremation. “We have picked up one person. Different stories have emerged as regards his role. We are investigating the issue,” Darrang Superintendent of Police Raj Mohan Roy told this newspaper.

    Officials of the district administration visited the family of the deceased on Friday and helped it perform the last rites as per Hindu rituals after the body was exhumed in the presence of a magistrate. An autopsy was also conducted before that. Sarma’s only son is employed in Punjab. Pranita Devi, the widow of the deceased, said she and her daughter were relieved that the body was eventually consigned to flames.

    “We wanted his dead body to be cremated according to Hindu rituals. After his death, I had called the people of the village. They came over but refused to take part in the cremation as I don’t belong to his community. So, we were forced to bury the body,” the woman said.

    A brother of the deceased and two other relatives had to conduct the burial by the side of a river.  The leaders of some social organisations, who visited the house on Friday, condemned the incident. “It is unfortunate that the family suffered for 27 years because Atul Sarma married a woman outside his caste. The man died but people did not come forward to perform the last rites. Where is humanity?” a leader of one of the organisations lamented. 

    GUWAHATI: Atul Sarma was forced to live a socially isolated life for 27 years, and the ostracization continued to be in effect even after his death.

    Sarma (65) died at his residence on Tuesday but his family was compelled to bury the dead body instead of consigning it to flames due to alleged non-cooperation from the villagers, the police said.

    The incident took place in a village in Darrang district of northern Assam. Sarma’s crime? He had married a woman outside his caste. The family has been allegedly left to remain socially-isolated in the village for the past 27 years.

    After the incident came to light, the police picked up a man for allegedly instigating villagers not to take part in Sarma’s cremation. “We have picked up one person. Different stories have emerged as regards his role. We are investigating the issue,” Darrang Superintendent of Police Raj Mohan Roy told this newspaper.

    Officials of the district administration visited the family of the deceased on Friday and helped it perform the last rites as per Hindu rituals after the body was exhumed in the presence of a magistrate. An autopsy was also conducted before that. Sarma’s only son is employed in Punjab. Pranita Devi, the widow of the deceased, said she and her daughter were relieved that the body was eventually consigned to flames.

    “We wanted his dead body to be cremated according to Hindu rituals. After his death, I had called the people of the village. They came over but refused to take part in the cremation as I don’t belong to his community. So, we were forced to bury the body,” the woman said.

    A brother of the deceased and two other relatives had to conduct the burial by the side of a river.  The leaders of some social organisations, who visited the house on Friday, condemned the incident. “It is unfortunate that the family suffered for 27 years because Atul Sarma married a woman outside his caste. The man died but people did not come forward to perform the last rites. Where is humanity?” a leader of one of the organisations lamented.
     

  • Maharashtra man claims caste panchayat troubling him over marriage

    By PTI
    NASHIK: A 20-year-old man from Nashik in Maharashtra on Sunday filed a police complaint claiming the caste panchayat that he belongs to is not allowing him to marry a girl of his choice and was also threatening to ex- communicate him.

    The Sinnar resident said the 18-year-old girl he wants to marry is from another caste due to which the ‘jaat panchayat’ was creating problems.

    He said he had filed a complaint with Sinnar police station.