Suspected honour killing: Girl’s parents booked

Gurgaon | Tuesday | 18th September, 2018

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They had also called in forensic experts and taken possession of the body after initial investigations.However, Priyanka’s parents have refuted allegations of honour killing, stating that her health had deteriorated on Sunday.They said she died while she was being taken to the the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak for treatment. ROHTAK: A day after cops seized 80 per cent burnt body of a Class XI girl from a funeral pyre at Balamb village in Rohtak district , they registered a case of suspected honour killing against her parents Police are still waiting for the autopsy report.An FIR under sections 302 (murder), 201 (destruction of evidence) and 34 (common intent) of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the Meham police station against victim Priyanka Rani’s father, her mother and other family members on the basis of a complaint lodged by a police head constable.Police had seized Priyanka’s body on Sunday morning, following a tip off to the Meham police station that she was being cremated in a surreptitious manner.They had summoned a fire tender to douse the pyre after her family gave unsatisfactory replies to their questions about her death..