New Delhi: As many as 279 honor killing cases were registered in different parts of the country during 2014 and 2015, Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.
"As per information provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 28 cases and 251 cases were reported under murder (Section 302 IPC) and culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Section 304 IPC) with the motive of honor killings in the country during 2014 and 2015, respectively," minister of state for home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said in a written reply.
Replying to another question, he said according to NCRB, a total of 457 cases were reported during 2013, 2014 and 2015 under murder (Section 302 IPC) and Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder (Section 304 IPC) with the motives of witchcraft.
(With agency inputs)
