In another case of ‘honour killing’, a Hindu man, Sanjay Kumar, was killed by the family of his Muslim ex-wife, a week ago in Faridabad. The decomposed body of the man was recovered on Tuesday afternoon, Swarajya said_._ Kumar had been missing since 16 August.
According to Dainik Jagran , the brother of the woman, Salem had called Sanjay to meet him on 16 August, after which he went missing. The woman’s father and a neighbour, along with her brother, have been arrested and have confessed to the crime.
An officer from Dabua police station told Swarajya that the body had decayed, suggesting the murder happened a few days ago. “The body has been sent to Rohtak PGI. We are awaiting the post-mortem report,” he said.
The couple had eloped a year ago and were forced to get divorced by the woman’s family two months ago, reported News18 .
In a similar incident in February, Ankit Saxena, a professional photographer, was stabbed to death in the Khyala area allegedly by family members of a Muslim woman. The woman’s family had opposed her relationship with Ankit as the two belonged to different communities.