Close on the heels of the gruesome murder of Sunita and her lover Jasbir in Karnal’s Balla village, another Haryanvi father has killed his daughter to preserve his family “honour”. On Wednesday, Bhawana Ram strangled and killed his married daughter, Reshma, at Laloda village near Fatehabad.
His sons, Lala Ram and Suche Ram, allegedly stood by and egged their father on as he set upon the unsuspecting young woman in her sleep. Bhawana Ram was convinced that Reshma, married for the past 12 years, was carrying on an illicit love affair with her own brother-in-law (sister’s husband).
The victim’s husband, who was away on Thursday night, told the police that he returned home to find his wife unconscious inside her room. He rushed her to get medical help at Tohana town, but Reshma was already dead when she was wheeled into the hospital. The Haryana police has registered a case of murder against Bhawana Ram and his two sons and has taken them into custody at Fatehabad.