Honour killing: Couple set on fire in Banda

A 19-year-old girl and her lover were allegedly burnt to death by her family members in a village in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh. The police claim that it is a case of honour killing. The incident took place on Wednesday evening in Karcha village in Mataundh area when the family members allegedly caught the couple in a compromising position. Additional Superintendent of Police Mahendra Pratap Singh said, “It is alleged that the family locked the couple in a hut and set it on fire.” Both of them were rushed to a local hospital in serious condition where Bhola, 23, died while the girl, Priyanka, who suffered 80 per cent burns and was referred to another facility in Kanpur, died on the way. —