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Upper Caste Village in Northern India Proud of “honour Killing” of Couple
It was a ghastly killing. 21-year-old Sunitha who was three weeks pregnant and her 22-year-old husband Jasbir Singh were strangled to death recently.
Their bodies, half-stripped, were laid out on the dirt outside Sunita's father's house for all to see, a sign that the family's "honor" had been restored by her cold-blooded murder.
A week later the entire village stands united behind the act, proud, defiant almost to a man, writes a horrified Simon Denyer of Reuters.
Among the Jat caste of the conservative northern state of Haryana, it is taboo for a man and woman of the same village to marry. Although the couple were not related, they were seen in this deeply traditional society as brother and sister.
"From society's point of view, this is a very good thing," said 62-year-old farmer Balwan Arya, sitting smoking a hookah in the shade of a tree in a square with other elders from the village council or panchayat. "We have removed the blot."
Growing economic opportunities for young people and lower castes in Haryana have made "love marriages" more common, experts say, and the violent repression of them has risen in tandem as upper caste Jat men fight to hold on to power, status and property.
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10/18/2011
We has strong stand againt Love, Love Marriage even within same caste. Do we understand social problems based upon Love, it has lot more deeper meaning than Honor or ego. Social values are to protect our kids and peace in our social system. Arrange Marriage is most poeaceful, respectful, sucessful process to get merry. Kids fight over girl-friends die even in west other social and health problems no need at any cost.
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