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Honour killing: Man beheads daughter in Rajasthan

IANS | Posted on Jun 18, 2012 at 10:47am IST

Jaipur: In a brutal honour killing, a man beheaded his 20-year-old daughter with a sword in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district on Sunday, police said.

According to the police, the incident took place in Charbhuja area of the district, some 400 km from Jaipur.

"The man, Omkar Singh, was spotted roaming in the village with a severed head. The villagers brought him to the nearby police outpost with the head and a blood-stained sword," a police officer told IANS.

Honour killing: Man beheads daughter in Rajasthan

The man, Omkar Singh, said he killed his daughter because she had relations with several men in the village.

Omkar Singh was allegedly outraged over his daughter's alleged relations with several men.

"Omkar Singh told the police that his daughter Manju had relations with several men. He had asked her to mend her ways several times in the past. However, she did not pay heed. Out of pure rage, he chopped off her head with the sword," said the officer.

A police team found the girl's body at his house. "We have arrested Singh," said the officer.

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Honour killing

Posted on Jun 15, 2013 at 06:00PM IST
An honor killing or honour killing (see spelling differences, also called a customary killing) is the murder of a family or clan member by one or more fellow family members, where the murderers (and potentially the wider community) believe the ...

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