In another suspected ‘honour killing’, a couple was allegedly killed by the girl’s family in Rohtak district in Haryana on Wednesday. The Indian Express reports that Nidhi Barak, 20, was murdered and cremated in full public view whereas the boy, Dharmendar Barak, 23, was reportedly assaulted, limbs broken and then his head severed.
The couple belonged to the Jat community and were residents of Gharnavati village in Kalanaur, Rohtak district. Dharmendar’s family has not lodged a formal complaint with the police, the report said. The police have managed to recover the remains of the girl from the pyre and have also taken the boy’s body for a post-mortem examination.
According to the police, the two were missing since Tuesday, sparking rumours of them having eloped to get married. Nidhi was taking a fine arts course in a college in Rohtak and the boy was studying for an ITI diploma in a Rohtak college and were good friends, the police added. The police have arrested Nidhi’s father Nilu while the rest of the family members are reportedly absconding from the village.
