3. What Is Honour
Killing?
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 dishonor upon
the family or
community.
4. Reasons Behind Honour Killing
Marrying Person
Outside The Caste
Or Religion
Engaging
In
Lesbian
Or Gay
Relations
hips
Refusing Arranged
Marriage.
Disobeying
The Dress
Code
Given By
The
Communit
y To The
Females.
7. Factors Leading
to Rise in
Killings
Political Support
Gender
discrimination.
Persons Who Killed
The Victims In Their
Honor Are Almost
Never Punished .In
Rare Case They Are
Brought On Trial For
Serving Only For
Three Months In
Prison At Most .
Moreover Most Of
Them Are Let Off.
8. KHAP
PANCHAYAT
Also known as“Customary
Killing” , “Honor Killing "or
“Domestic Public Violence”
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 and
position
The main thinking is that
all boys and girls within a
Khap are considered
siblings.
9. Victims
Nirupama Pathak, a 22 year old journalist, reportedly 3
months pregnant were allegedly killed by their family near
their family home in Jharkhand on last week of April 2010
because of falling in love with a lower caste boy .
In Shivganga district of South Indian State, Tamilnadu ,a 20 year
old girl Megala and a 24 year old boy Shivkumar were killed by
Megala’s father and brother after being traced out when they
eloped out after ten days of the marriage of Megala with another
one.
10. Zahida's brother
brutally attacked
her because he
alleged she had
been unfaithful and
brought shame to
the family. He cut off
her ears, tongue,
and nose, gouged
Zarghona 15 lies in a
Peshawar shelter burnt by her
father-in-law who said she
had not cleaned her
husband’s clothes properly .
But the fact was that her
father-in-law never accepted
her
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