Delhi Honour Killings: Three Accused Remanded to 14 Days Judicial Custody
In Delhi honour killings case, three accused arrested yesterday have been remanded to 14 days judicial custody by a court in Garhmukteshwar, said media reports.
Delhi Police had asked for their custody for further leads into the triple murder investigation.
If the accused, arrested in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, are not brought to Delhi today, they will have to spend the night at Dasna Jail, reports said.
Mandeep and Ankit, suspected to have killed their sisters and the husband of one of them, were arrested in Ghaziabad.
The two men are cousins. A friend, Nakul, has also been arrested for helping the two.
According to police, the two cousins shot dead Ankit’s sister Monica and the man she had eloped with and married, Kuldeep, in West Delhi’s upwardly mobile Ashok Vihar on Sunday. They are also suspected to have killed Mandeep’s sister, Shobha, for helping the two elope.
Earlier on Thursday, two relatives of the accused were arrested for spreading hatred between two communities. They had spoken in support of the alleged ‘honour killings’.
Mandeep’s father had said: “I think the youth have done a good job. Let society get the message. I support it completely.”
(Based on internet reports)
