A 25-year-old man allegedly strangled his 21-year-old sister to death in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district in what police suspect to be an honour killing linked to her relationship with a man from another community. The accused later dialled 112 and informed the police himself.
The victim has been identified as Roop Jahan. She was reportedly in love with a 22-year-old man from the same village, Shivam Saini. According to PTI, the victim’s father, Nausher, openly defended his son’s action.
"Roop's conduct was unbecoming. She was in love with Shivam Saini and wanted to marry him. The villagers were making fun of me. My son has no remorse. It was correct to kill the girl who insulted us. He killed her in a fit of rage," Nausher was quoted by PTI as saying.
"We are Muslims, and he is a Saini. How could we have performed the marriage? The matter would have been different had the boy belonged to our community," he added.
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Brother calls the police after killing
According to UP Police officials quoted in the PTI report, the accused, Jane Alam, called the PCR late Thursday night from the Matawali Patti area under Asmoli police station limits and confessed to killing his sister. ASP Kuldeep Singh said Jane Alam informed the police that he had killed Roop Jahan. He has since been taken into custody.
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Police said a case has been registered against the accused based on a complaint filed by the mother of the deceased’s lover. Investigators are questioning other family members to check if anyone else was involved, India Today reported.
Police probe revealed that Roop Jahan had been in a relationship with a man from another community. India Today reported that she had even left home and gone to live with her lover’s relatives in Amroha district. After intervention by villagers, her family brought her back.
