India: Government drafts law to end ‘honour’ killings

With reports of ‘honour’ killings of young couples and ‘kangaroo’ court rulings on the rise, government on Wednesday said it has drafted a law that will seek to put an end to such ‘extra-judicial’ actions. Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily told reporters here that the Home Ministry has already prepared a Bill aimed at “putting an end” to such crimes being reported from different parts of the country.

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