<p> A Dalit youth was allegedly killed by the family members of his lover in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district for the sake of ‘family honour’.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Rinku, 22 was asked by his lover’s family to come to their home in Haliyapur village on the pretext of discussing their marriage. <br /><br />The unsuspecting youth was beaten to death there and his body was thrown in the fields later.<br /><br />According to reports, Rinku was having an affair with the girl for the past few years. <br /><br />The family members of the girl did not approve of their relationship and had warned the girl and Rinku on several occasions to break up, but they continued to meet.<br /><br />On Saturday, one of the girl’s family members, as per a planned conspiracy, told Rinku that they had agreed to their marriage and wanted to discuss it with him. He was asked to come to the house.<br /><br />They caught hold of the youth when he visited them and killed him. <br /><br />Police recovered Rinku’s body from the fields on Sunday morning after being informed about by some villagers. <br /><br />A case has been registered and the police were on the look out for the alleged culprits.<br /><br />A few days back a Abdul Hakim, who had married his lover against the wishes of her family members and the dreaded khap panchayat, was shot dead in Bulandshshar district. <br /><br />Several lovers have been killed in the past in UP, especially in the Jat dominated western region for defying their families. <br /><br />The all powerful khaps, the caste panchayats, have made it clear that they will not allow love marriages and marriages in the same gotra. <br /></p>
<p> A Dalit youth was allegedly killed by the family members of his lover in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district for the sake of ‘family honour’.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Rinku, 22 was asked by his lover’s family to come to their home in Haliyapur village on the pretext of discussing their marriage. <br /><br />The unsuspecting youth was beaten to death there and his body was thrown in the fields later.<br /><br />According to reports, Rinku was having an affair with the girl for the past few years. <br /><br />The family members of the girl did not approve of their relationship and had warned the girl and Rinku on several occasions to break up, but they continued to meet.<br /><br />On Saturday, one of the girl’s family members, as per a planned conspiracy, told Rinku that they had agreed to their marriage and wanted to discuss it with him. He was asked to come to the house.<br /><br />They caught hold of the youth when he visited them and killed him. <br /><br />Police recovered Rinku’s body from the fields on Sunday morning after being informed about by some villagers. <br /><br />A case has been registered and the police were on the look out for the alleged culprits.<br /><br />A few days back a Abdul Hakim, who had married his lover against the wishes of her family members and the dreaded khap panchayat, was shot dead in Bulandshshar district. <br /><br />Several lovers have been killed in the past in UP, especially in the Jat dominated western region for defying their families. <br /><br />The all powerful khaps, the caste panchayats, have made it clear that they will not allow love marriages and marriages in the same gotra. <br /></p>