Delhi

Suspected honour killing in Delhi: Boy flees after stabbing sister

CNN-IBN | Updated Oct 09, 2012 at 02:09pm IST

New Delhi: In a suspected honour killing case in Delhi, an 18-year-old boy stabbed his sister on Monday night. The victim had allegedly eloped with her neighbour.

The incident occurred when she returned home under pressure from her family and got into an argument with her brother. The teenaged boy is now absconding.

More details awaited.

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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 ...