Haryana khaps vague on honour killing, blame media for ‘negative branding’

Khap panchayats that had invited research scholars for an interactive session at the historical site of the Meham Chaubishi khap on Wednesday, remained “non-committal” on action against honour killing, and blamed the media

Khap panchayats that had invited research scholars for an interactive session at the historical site of the Meham Chaubishi khap on Wednesday, remained “non-committal” on action against honour killing, and blamed the media and youths for “defying age-old traditions which ultimately prompted honour killings”.

HT Image

Five months ago, Dharmender and Nidhi Barak from the same gotra of Garnawati village in the district were brutally murdered by the girl’s parents for choosing to challenge the ‘same village, same gotra ban’.

For details, read tomorrow’s HT