This is sooooooo sad...relatives killed the girl with her own shawl/haircovering
(see for chunni:
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I wonder what Shakespeare would have written, if he had known about ordeals as this one (or was it worse in his time??)...It shows that those relatives respect themselves the most & have no respect for the love & decisions of these youngsters...what atrocity...hopefully others could be spared in the future...but these kind of "honourkillings" are just around too much for too long already...
BAIR VILLAGE, NEAR NOIDA: Falling in love continues to be fatal in western Uttar Pradesh. In what appears to be an incident of honour killing, two teenage lovers were brutally murdered and then set on fire in Bair village, barely 50 km from New Delhi. Some villagers said the assailants even chopped off the boy's private parts.
Class disparity, rather than caste difference, appears to have caused the savagery. Both teenagers were Dalits. But Rekha, an 18-year-old Class X student, belonged to a more affluent family than her lover Sonu, a 17-year-old Class XI student. The girl's father, Gulab Singh, is a rich farmer who also owns a ration shop. The boy's father, Raju, ekes out a modest living singing jagrans in the area.
The grisly incident took place in a field next to a forested area in Bair village under Kakor police station in Gautam Buddha Nagar district, when the two were allegedly found together in a "compromising" position by the girl's family around 10am on Thursday.
Enraged family members strangled her with her own chunni. The boy was beaten to death. The lovers were then set on fire on a pyre of maize husk. According to the police, the lovers studied in a local inter-college and had been warned several times by the girl's family against meeting each other.
Rekha's grandfather, Pooran Singh, who allegedly incited the father and led the onslaught, has been arrested. Gulab Singh and some other relatives involved in the killing are absconding.
As a precautionary measure, a police force, backed by the Provincial Armed Constabulary, has been deployed in the area.
Senior Superintendent of Police R K Chaturvedi rushed to Bair, 45 km from Noida.
ason Bourne, Noida, says: What a barbaric act is this - slaughtering lives just because of adolescent love...This country is still in stone age of uncivilized barbaric societies, Great democratic nation...pity you and shame on you..
[19 Sep, 2008 1028hrs IST]
Dhirendra Kumar Singh, Chennai, says: There are three wrong things here. First of all "Love" is always considered as heinous crime in orthodox families. The incident is result of that. Secondly, If affluent is the measure of prosperity in the society, than it's a shallow-minded thought. Last, If a Dalit can't respect a Dalit, who else they will consider to give respect to them.
[19 Sep, 2008 0934hrs IST]
Nav, Delhi, says: What an example of our culture modesty....no wonder english were right...about the country future. People still cant decide our love of life. government should bomb those places where public commit these cruelty of killing someone or if they cant then called themselves proud INDIAN.
[19 Sep, 2008 0855hrs IST]
Ibrahim, Chennai, says: This is absolutely non-sense, after all loving made their lives pass !!!!! ...There should be strong LAW for these kind of activities. It has to be taken to the Supreme court and people who got involved should be punished severely.
[19 Sep, 2008 0820hrs IST]
Shiv Shankar, Singapore, says: Bajrang Dal and VHP should do something regarding this, else conversion to Christianity will be imminent
[19 Sep, 2008 0644hrs IST]
Bharat, Bangalore, India, says: it's a shame that you publish articles with titles "Dalit".. Why should that word be used unnecessarily? Media is the main enemy for people to develop these kind of hatred among each other with usage of such wrong words. Please use media in a right way to promote unity rather than provoking people by wrong words which provokes people.
[19 Sep, 2008 0617hrs IST]
Saurabh, San Francisco, says: Why is this article named "Dalit lovers burnt near Noida-Delhi-Cities"? I personally don't see a reason even to mention that. The author has specifically mentioned class disparities as the reason. I am not able to see how their being Dalit was ever a reason for such an unfortunate incident. I would ask the reporter to refrain from using terms that are irrelevant to the context.
Comments to the Editor
What a barbaric act is this - slaughtering lives | Read
19 Sep 2008, 1028 hrs IST, By Jason Bourne, Noida
There are three wrong things here. First of all "| Read
19 Sep 2008, 0934 hrs IST, By Dhirendra Kumar Singh, Chennai
What an example of our culture modesty....no wond| Read
19 Sep 2008, 0855 hrs IST, By Nav, Delhi