The woman had ran away and married to a man of another caste a year ago. Her father and brother, who were against this marriage, abducted her and killed her, in a case of honour killing.
The woman was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her brought dead. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) said the 46-year-old accused has been arrested.
These special cells shall create a 24-hour helpline to receive and register such complaints and to provide necessary assistance/advice and protection to the couple," read the notification by the Delhi government.
The state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had earlier this week approved the draft ordinance to curb forcible or "dishonest" religious conversions including those for the sake of marriage, which could land violators in jail for up to 10 years.
The amount given as inter-caste and inter-religious marital alliances can be extremely helpful in promoting the spirit of national unity, said Tehri's Social Welfare Officer Dipankar Ghildiyal said.
At a time when those marrying outside their caste and religion are facing ostracism and threats in several parts of the country, the Kerala government is gearing up to open 'safe homes' to ensure them a secure accommodation.
Bhavin, who runs an optician's store, had married Palak Desai in 2016 but the woman's family didn't approve of the marriage as Bhavin was from another caste.
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The Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment said it is wrong to say that such incidents have increased under the BJP regime as the attacks on Dalits are continuing for many years irrespective of which party is in power.
Observing that she hasn't "surrendered her affection to father", the five judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked senior counsel Gopal Subramanium to speak to his client on permitting the petitioner to attend the funeral of
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