By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, August 27, 2019: Ten convicted in Kerala’s first honor killing case were awarded double life imprisonment and a fine of 40,000 rupees each. The Principal Sessions Court in Kottayam on August 27 announced the quantum of punishment five days after it found them guilty ofContinue Reading
Kottayam, August 23, 2019: The Principal Sessions Court in Kottayam, Kerala, has convicted 10 people in the murder of a Dalit Christian youth. Jjudge C. Jayachandran on August 22 agreed the murder of Kevin P Joseph was a case of honor killing. The court approved the prosecution’s argument that racialContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Nov. 7, 2018: A court in Kerala has agreed to consider the murder of a Dalit Christian youth as an incident of honor killing, the first such case in the southern Indian state. Pronouncing its order on a petition moved by Special Prosecutor C SContinue Reading