Honour killing in Gujarat: woman killed in retaliation after her husband killed son-in-law
Born: 1992, 1972
Stabbed to death: May 15, 2022
Residence: Gujarat
Origin: India
Children: none
Perpetrators: Father in law Satubha Jhala, brother Lagdheer Soriya
On Sunday morning, May 15, Ram Soriya is recognized by his father-in-law Satubha Jhala at a local marketplace in Gujarat. This is followed by a fatal stabbing with a sharp object, because Satubha Jhala believes that Ram Soriya should not have married his daughter against his will a year ago. In India, it is traditionally taboo to marry someone of another caste.
Within an hour of the murder, Ram Soriya's angry brother arrived at Satubha Jhala's house in Yogeshwar Dham to seek revenge. The victim's brother, Lagdheer, then saw Satubha Jhala's 50-year-old wife, Ashaba, and he stabbed her to death.
It is said that both families were not happy with the marriage. The police opened an investigation and arrested Satubha Jhala and Lagdheer Soriya.
What is an honour killing? |
An honour killing is a murder in the name of honour. If a brother murders his sister to restore family honour, it is an honour killing. According to activists, the most common reasons for honour killings are as the victim:
Human rights activists believe that 100,000 honour killings are carried out every year, most of which are not reported to the authorities and some are even deliberately covered up by the authorities themselves, for example because the perpetrators are good friends with local policemen, officials or politicians. Violence against girls and women remains a serious problem in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Serbia and Turkey. |
Latest posts
-
Honour killing in Pakistan: 18-year-old girl murdered by her father over viral dance video with boys
-
Honour killings in Punjab, Pakistan: Man kills sister and her boyfriend with axe
-
Mumbai police arrest six people over murder of interfaith couple
-
Taner Yaylacı sentenced to life in prison for honor-related murder of Büşra Kabataş in Turkey
-
Honour killing in Kerala, India: Father murders underage daughter over relationship with non-Muslim boy
-
Body of 17-year-old girl exhumed in Nayagarh, Odisha, India: Three suspects arrested
-
Honour killing in Rasht, Iran: Young woman set on fire
-
Honor killing in Urmia, Iran: Young woman killed by her 15-year-old brother
-
Honour Killing of Newlywed Woman in Hisar, India
-
Shaheena Shaheen’s family protests in front of Turbat police station in Pakistan, demanding arrest of murderer