Muzaffarnagar: In a suspected case of honour
killing, a 16-year-old girl who had eloped with her lover was
killed by slitting the throat allegedly by her brother in a
town near here.
Police said today that 16-year-old Shahana Qureshi of
Meerut was having a love affair with Shadab, but her family
was opposed to their relationship.
Yesterday, when Shahana's brother Maan Qureshi found her
with the boy in neighbouring town Mawana, he allegedly killed
her by slitting the throat.
Shadab, however, managed to escape.
Maan had surrendered with the murder weapon in a police
station at Mawana in Meerut district, Deputy Superintendent of
Police D S Kushwaha told reporters.
He said Maan confessed to killing his sister for
"tarnishing the family's name".
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, October 06, 2009, 22:19