Three women were killed by their relatives in separate "honour killing" sprees in a state in India within a week

3 women die in 'honour killings'

Three women were killed by their relatives in separate "honour killing" sprees in a state in India within a week.

In the most recent incident, 19-year-old Malti was axed to death by her grandfather in the state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.

She was killed for having an affair with a man of another caste.

On Monday, 18-year-old Meena Devi was shot dead by her elder brother, The Times of India reported.

Police said the teenager had gone missing since Feb 10, and her family suspected that she ran away with her lover.

Meera returned home later and was reprimanded by the brother.

When she failed to come out with a satisfactory reason for running away, the brother pulled out a pistol and shot her.

Honour killings are common in northern India, with at least 1, 000 people killed each year for love affairs without approval of their families, Xinhua reported.

Last week, 24-year-old Muslim girl, Fauzia, was allegedly killed by her parents after they discovered that she was having an affair with a Hindu.

When Sonu learnt of her death, he was devastated and a day later, shot himself dead in the middle of a busy market.

Published Feb 17 2011

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