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Sisters shot dead, honour killing suspected

NOIDA: In a case of suspected honour killing, two teenaged cousins were shot dead allegedly by their families after they eloped with their lovers at Greater Noida in Gautam Budh Nagar district.

The girls’ brother, Sonu (22), was arrested in this connection after he claimed responsibility for the killing.

“The victims were minors, aged 16 and 15,” Surajpur Station House Officer Narender Sharma said. “They had eloped a few days ago with their lovers. They were shot dead allegedly by family members.”

Senior Superintendent of Police (Noida) R.K. Chaturvedi said the families had traced the girls and brought them home after which they allegedly killed them.

The incident came to light after police recovered their bodies.

Six persons, including the fathers of both the girls, have been detained in connection with the murder, Mr. Chaturvedi said.

“When the girls eloped from the house and everybody in the village came to know about it, should we have left the village or shot ourselves? So we had to kill them.”

“I have a sense of remorse because they are my sisters and we have raised them. I have a sense of remorse for killing them,” he said. — PTI

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