Honor killing?
Newlyweds allegedly shot dead by the Bride's father Kabul Singh and her brother Rajbir Singh.
27 Jan 2009, 0345 hrs IST, TN
AMRITSAR: In a case of "honour killing" (karo-kari), family members allegedly shot dead their newly wed daughter and her husband in Tarn Taran district,
days after the Punjab and Haryana high court directed the police to provide security to the couple, which was not given.
Police on Monday said the accused identified as Kabul Singh, father of the girl along with his son Rajbir Singh and two cousins Jatinder Singh and Sarmail Singh, allegedly shot dead the couple on Sunday in full view of the public.
The couple Balkar Singh (30) and Ravinder Pal Kaur (19) had solemnized their marriage in court on January 1 against the will of the girl’s parents.
The assailants chased Balkar Singh who was buying edibles and shot him dead in full public view, police said. After killing Balkar Singh, the assailants reached his house to kill his bride Ravinder Pal Kaur, who ran towards the fields but assailants chased her and fired at her indiscriminately, killing her on the spot.
Raids were being carried out in various places to arrest the alleged killers.
Source: Times of India
Gurbani relating to this issue
Shabad page 1128
| ਸੋ ਜਾਗੈ ਜੋ ਤਤ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ ॥ ਆਪਿ ਮਰੈ ਅਵਰਾ ਨਹ ਮਾਰੈ ॥੩॥ |
| so jaagai jo tat beechaarai. aap marai avraa nah maarai. ((3)) |
| One who contemplates the essence of reality remains awake and aware. He kills his self-conceit, and does not kill anyone else. ((3)) |
Shabad page 1375
| ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀਅ ਜ ਮਾਰਹਿ ਜੋਰ ਕਰਿ ਕਹਤੇ ਹਹਿ ਜ ਹਲਾਲ ॥ ਦਫਤਰ ਦਈ ਜਬ ਕਾਢਿ ਹੈ ਹੋਇਗਾ ਕਉਨ ਹਵਾਲ ॥੧੯੯॥ |
| Kabīr jī▫a jo mĝrėh jor kar kahṯe hėh jo halĝl. Ḏafṯar ḝa▫ī jab kĝdẖ hai ho▫igĝ ka▫un havĝl. (199) |
| Kabeer, they oppress living beings and kill them, and call it proper. When the Lord calls for their account, what will their condition be? (199) ਕਬੀਰ ਜੋਰ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਜਲਮ ਹੈ ਲੇਇ ਜਬਾਬ ਖਦਾਇ ॥ ਦਫਤਰਿ ਲੇਖਾ ਨੀਕਸੈ ਮਾਰ ਮਹੈ ਮਹਿ ਖਾਇ ॥੨੦੦॥ |
