Honour Killing: Cong doesn't condone murder
India Blooms News Service
New Delhi, June 23 (IBNS) The ruling Congress on Wednesday said violence and murder cannot be condoned under any circumstances, reacting to the honour killings in national capital New Delhi.
"Violence cannot be condoned by any civilized society," said Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan in a press conference.
She said the Constitution and criminal law of the land should be upheld and law should take its course.
She said no Congress Chief Minister will condone violence, reacting to questions on Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda who had supported the khaps on the issue of same gotra marriages.
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also demanded punishment of the honour killing accused in fast track courts.
"They should be treated as murders," said BJP spokesperson Prakash Javedkar said in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Delhi Police on Wednesday announced cash rewards for anyone providing leads to track down three young men accused of carrying out three suspected honour killings in the national capital in the past week.
The photographs were also released for identification.
“We have identified three three suspects. They are Ankit, 22; Mandeep, 23; Nakul, 21. Rs 50, 000 cash reward will be given for each,” said N S Bundela, DCP –North West.
He said all the three victims- a couple and a cousin sister of one of the victims- also died around same time from bullet injuries prima facie.
The capital witnessed more than one honour killings within a week with latest incident occurring in Ashok Vihar when a couple who belonged to different castes and had married against their parents’ wishes were found shot dead.
Kuldeep Singh, 26, an executive with HCL, was killed inside his Esteem car just 100m from his house. Inside the house, his 24-year old wife Monica had been shot dead in the bedroom. Moncia’s cousin sister Shobha was also found dead later in another place.
The three men are allegedly involved in the killing of Shobha and the couple.
Police suspect the couple was killed by the girl Monica’s brother Ankit and her cousin Mandeep, both of whom are absconding.
In July 2006, Monica had eloped with Kuldeep and the two got married under police protection. Both came from land-owning families in Wazirpur near Ashok Vihar.
Kuldeep was a Rajput while Monica was a Gujjar. Village elders said there had never been a wedding between the two castes in the area.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre, Haryana and seven states, seeking their response on the steps taken to protect young couples from the deadly wrath of khap panchayats.
Meanwhile, the family of one of the prime suspects supported the killings.
Prime suspect Mandeep's uncle Dharambir Nagar denied Mandeep's involvement in the killing but said “they supported the crime for the sake of family honour”.
"Everything has a limit. Murder is unacceptable but in this case it is good for society. I think these youth should be made to join politics, they are the right role models," said Nagar before TV channels.
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