Honour killing accused show no signs of regret. Sent in police custody for two days
Honour killing accused show no signs of regret. Sent in police custody for two days
"No regrets."
This is how murdered teenager Asha's uncle Om Prakash described the heinous crime he has committed by killing his niece along with his brother and the girl's father Suraj Kumar Saini.
Both Om Prakash and Suraj who were arrested Monday night were produced before a local court today, which sent them in two-day police custody. 
Butchers: Om Prakash and Suraj Saini in police custody pic/mid day
Asha, 19, and his 20-year-old boyfriend Yogesh Kumar Jatav were tortured to death in north Delhi's Swaroop Nagar. The couple was found dead on Monday at Om Prakash's house with multiple stab wounds. Om Prakash also confirmed that they electrocuted the couple.
"They have confessed to the killings. At least five people may be involved in the double murder - Asha's father, her uncle, her cousin Sanjeev, her aunt and her mother," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) NS Bundela said. "My brother killed them. I have no regrets whatsoever," Om Prakash said as he was being escorted away by the police. "The boy's family was opposed to the match and told us to get her (Asha) married off to whoever we want to," he added.
Officials have described it as a case of honour killing as the couple belonged to different castes and Asha's family was vehemently opposed to the match. "It looks like a case of honour killing. The girl's marriage was fixed with somebody else because she and Yogesh were from different castes," a police official said.
"On Sunday, the girl came to stay at her uncle's house and was assaulted along with her boyfriend and killed by her family."
Renu, Yogesh's elder sister, said: "Asha wanted to marry my brother but her family forcibly fixed her marriage to somebody else. On an earlier occasion, her mother had come to our place and threatened dire consequences if Yogesh did not stop meeting her."
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