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<b>Dalit kills Upper caste man.</b>
Anonymous letter triggers 'honour killing' in Punjab village
Pioneer.com
Gagandeep Ahuja | Patiala
Punjab Police on Sunday arrested Sarabjit Singh who allegedly killed his sister and brother-in-law at Gajjukhera village near Banur in the district on Saturday. Their only fault they loved each other but belonged to different castes.Â
Police sources said that Sarabjit Singh surrendered before the police late on Saturday night. He had confessed his crime and said that somebody from the village had given a letter to him that her sister was pregnant and he will become mama very soon. The letter infuriated him so much that he committed the crime, he told the investigating officer. The accused said that he had committed the crime in a fit of rage.
The couple's gruesome killing once again points to the grim reality that tolerance for inter-caste marriages in rural Punjab is still very low. Punjab also has the dubious distinction of having lowest female sex ratio in the country due to female foeticide prevailing in rural areas.
Salwinder Kaur, <b>a Dalit from same village, had fallen in love with Suresh Kumar, a Khatri boy two years back. </b>While the deceased boy, Suresh Kumar, died on the spot, the girl succumbed to her injuries at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) at Chandigarh.
Though their marriage had led to tension in the village between both the communities for some time, <b>ever since their return both had been staying with the family of the boy without any trouble</b>.
The couple had earlier approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court to solemnise their wedding. They had, however, later refused to get police protection believing that things have settled.
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<b>Dalit kills Upper caste man.</b>
Anonymous letter triggers 'honour killing' in Punjab village
Pioneer.com
Gagandeep Ahuja | Patiala
Punjab Police on Sunday arrested Sarabjit Singh who allegedly killed his sister and brother-in-law at Gajjukhera village near Banur in the district on Saturday. Their only fault they loved each other but belonged to different castes.Â
Police sources said that Sarabjit Singh surrendered before the police late on Saturday night. He had confessed his crime and said that somebody from the village had given a letter to him that her sister was pregnant and he will become mama very soon. The letter infuriated him so much that he committed the crime, he told the investigating officer. The accused said that he had committed the crime in a fit of rage.
The couple's gruesome killing once again points to the grim reality that tolerance for inter-caste marriages in rural Punjab is still very low. Punjab also has the dubious distinction of having lowest female sex ratio in the country due to female foeticide prevailing in rural areas.
Salwinder Kaur, <b>a Dalit from same village, had fallen in love with Suresh Kumar, a Khatri boy two years back. </b>While the deceased boy, Suresh Kumar, died on the spot, the girl succumbed to her injuries at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) at Chandigarh.
Though their marriage had led to tension in the village between both the communities for some time, <b>ever since their return both had been staying with the family of the boy without any trouble</b>.
The couple had earlier approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court to solemnise their wedding. They had, however, later refused to get police protection believing that things have settled.
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