Haryana Honour killing case: death for 5

In a landmark judgment, Karnal session court in Haryana on Tuesday awarded the death penalty to five persons and life sentence to one for murdering a couple on the diktats of a 'khap panchayat' for marrying against societal norms in 2007. All five who have been given the death sentence are relatives of the girl. They include her brother Suresh, cousins Gurdev and Satish, and uncles Baru Ram and Rajender. Khap panchayat leader Ganga Ram was awarded the life sentence, while the driver, held guilty of kidnapping, was given a jail term of seven years.