Girl’s family shoots dead lover

In a suspected case of honour killing, a 26-year-old man was shot dead at Saidpur village here allegedly by family members of a girl with whom he had a relationship, police said today.

The deceased Nath Ram was in love with a girl whose family disapproved of the relationship, they said.

Ram was shot dead yesterday by her kins in Saidpur village under Charthawal police station, they added.

Police has registered a case against Sachin and Monu, brothers of the girl, in connection with the killing after Ram’s uncle Ramesh filed a complaint.
The body has been sent for postmortem, they added.

—PTI