Accused defies police version of Bulandshahr honour killing case

MEERUT: Defying the police’s theory that Abdul Hakim, the victim in the Bulandshahr honour killing case, was murdered due to a personal enmity, one of the accused has claimed that Abdul was killed over a tussle for Mehwish, Abdul’s widow.

In his statement Malik distanced himself from the murder and said he was only present at the hotel where Salman plotted the murder of Abdul along with Javed and Afzal.

Bulandshahr police have repeatedly claimed that Abdul was killed due to some personal animosity and it was not a case of ‘honour killing’. Meanwhile, police have denied having knowledge of any such statement given by Malik. “I am not aware about any such statement”, said Rakesh Kumar, SHO of Bulandshahar Kotwali Dehat.

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It is common for people to commit murders using sorcery charge as an alibi

RAJESH KUMAR

Deputy superintendent of police, Sherghati

Gramodyog Board Riyaz Ahamd visited village Adoli on Saturday and met Mehwish and announced for magisterial enquiry into the case. He also announced for an ex gratia of R5 lakh to Mehwish from CM`s relief fund and assured the family for impartial probe into the case.

A village panchayat passed decree of death against the couple who returned to their village five months ago after living in self-imposed exile for over 18 months. In between the couple narrated their plights for the research work of Aamir Khan’s TV show Satyamev Jayate.