New Delhi, October 27
A man was killed by family members of the girl he dared to marry despite being from the same “gotra” and same village, thus defying the khap panchayat order. The couple that lived in the Samalkha area of Haryana had come to visit a friend in the Narela area of Delhi on Diwali night when the incident took place. The matter was reported to the police by the wife of the deceased. The police has managed to arrest four persons from Delhi and Haryana in connection with the case.
According to the police, Virender Singh (24) of Mahara village in Sonepat district of Haryana was murdered by family members of his wife Shikha (name changed) in connivance with two other persons of their village. The incident took place at Sandeep’s house at Narela and later the body was dumped in a canal in the Sonepat area.
“We have arrested four persons, including Shikha’s brother Pawan, in connection with the case. The body has been recovered and the Maruti van used in the crime confiscated,” said DCP Katiyar.
Those arrested have been identified as Daya Singh, Inderjeet and Sandeep, all belonging to Mahara village. According to the DCP, the reason behind the killing was a love affair and marriage by Shikha and Virender with both belonging to the same “gotra”. The DCP said Shikha was also raped by Sandeep and Inderjeet after they ensured that Virender was dead.
According to information, Virender and Shikha, fell in love with each other during school days.
“In 2006, they ran away from their village. A case of kidnapping was lodged against Virender, who was later sent to jail. While Virender was in jail, Shikha was forcibly married to another man, who maltreated her. Shikha left her matrimonial home and started living with Virender in the Samaipur Badli area of Delhi. Later, they got married at Chandigarh. Then they shifted to Samalkha, Haryana, and started living together there,” DCP Katiyar said.
