Honour killing: 25-year-old man shot lifeless by spouse’s brother over inter-caste marriage in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district | Jaipur Information

JAIPUR: In a case of honour killing, a person alongside together with his 10-11 mates shot his brother-in-law lifeless and severed his proper hand with a sword within the Surajgarh space of Jhunjhunu district on Tuesday evening.
The sufferer, Ankit Jat (25), had married Monika Rajput (21) in an inter-caste marriage at an Arya Samaj temple in Ghaziabad about seven months in the past to the disapproval of the bride’s brother, Rinku Rajput.
The incident happened in Mahpalwas village close to Surajgarh. On Tuesday evening round 10pm, Rinku arrived at Ankit’s home together with his mates in a Bolero. Rinku attacked the sufferer with a sword and severed his hand. He then shot him within the head.
The attackers additionally fired at Ankit’s mom, who tried to intervene, injuring her within the course of. Listening to the gunshots, Monika additionally rushed out of the home and located her husband mendacity in a pool of blood.
“Ankit’s home is on an agricultural farm. He was taking a shower outdoors the home when the assailants got here. Monika, Ankit’s mom and one other lady had been inside the home,” stated a police officer.
Ankit’s household alleged that Rinku and his mates had come to their home to kill him about 20 days in the past, however returned because the couple was not at dwelling.
In accordance with Monika, her brother Rinku has a prison background and had been issuing threats to the couple since their marriage.
Monika instructed the media on Wednesday that he had visited their home twice earlier than to intimidate them. That they had sought police safety following the threats. Ankit ran a journey company.
Couple had sought police safety
The couple had met when Monika’s household rented a automotive from his company. It was rented to go to Rinku, who had been arrested by the Jhunjhunu police in a theft case, in jail.
Monika and Ankit fell in love and obtained married in Ghaziabad on Jan 15, staying in a lodge for a number of days earlier than returning dwelling. Fearing for his or her lives, that they had requested police safety after marriage.
Ankit’s father, Mugaram, filed a report on the police station, naming Rinku and several other others, together with Preetam Singh, Vikas, Pankaj and Dipu, as suspects.
Senior police officer Jhunjhunu SP Rajarshi Raj Varma and others rushed to the spot. A forensic examination of the spot was carried out and police groups had been shaped to raid attainable hideouts of the suspects.
Throughout preliminary investigation, the police discovered that members of the family of Monika weren’t blissful together with her marriage to a youth from one other caste. Following the incident, some villagers and members of the family demonstrated outdoors the mortuary of Surajgarh group well being centre over the delay in conducting the autopsy.