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4 arrested for ‘honour killing’

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana police have arrested four persons in connection with the brutal murder of Ved Pal Mor of Matour village in Jind district this past Wednesday night, according to Jind Superintendent of Police B. Satish Balan.

The four have been identified by the police as Dhanraj, Mahender, Mewa and Shamsher. Dhanraj is the father-in-law of Ved Pal while the other accused are his neighbours.

Balan said on Saturday that Ved Pal and Sonia of Singhwal had married a few months ago in the Punjab and Haryana High Court here much against the wishes of their parents. Later Sonia had returned to her village and Ved Pal had filed a petition in the High Court.

Accompanied by a warrant officer of the Court and policemen, Ved Pal had gone to Singhwal on July 22 to bring Sonia back when an unruly mob had lynched him. A case was registered against Sonia’s family members on July 23 at the Narwana police station.

He said investigations were still in progress and some more arrests could be made in connection with the “honour killing”.

Meanwhile, Sonia reportedly told a Narwana court that she had been “drugged and induced by Ved Pal in March to elope with him and marry him”. The authorities have also suspended the Station House Officer of the Narwana Sadar police station for alleged dereliction of duty.

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