The Free Press Journal

Honour killing: Woman burnt alive in UP

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GORAKHPUR: In a suspected case of honour killing, a woman was burnt alive by her family members over an inter-faith love affair, police said on Monday. The woman's father, brother, brother-in-law and another person have been arrested in this connection, they said. According to police, the family had hired a contract killer, Varun Tiwari, and paid him Rs 1.5 lakh to eliminate the woman over her relationsh­ip with a Muslim man.

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