Maha Honour killing: 3rd year BHMS student strangled, set ablaze; five arrested

The victim was a third-year student of Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) and her marriage had been fixed. However, she informed the man chosen by her family that she was in love with another man from her village, the official said.

The victim's family had been upset after the wedding was called off, he said.

The woman’s father, brother, uncle and cousins took her to a farm on the night of January 22, and they allegedly killed her and tried to destroy the evidence, the official said.

The accused have been arrested under section 302 (murder) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, he added.

Condemning the incident, Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) Chairperson Rupali Chakankar said "What has happened is a shocking and inhuman act. We have asked the police to take strict action."

Apart from the MSCW chairperson, many others have also expressed their anger including Baramati MP Supriya Sule and Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Council Dr Neelam Gorhe. 

Speaking to DH, Dr Gorhe said “This is against humanity." “This is the land of Rajmata Jijau, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, Mahatma Phule and Savatribai Phule and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar…this is shocking,” said Sule. 

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