145 incidents of honour killing between 2017 and 2019: Govt

Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said that there were as many as 145 incidents of “honour killing” in the country between 2017 and 2019.

As many as 145 incidents of "honour killing", including 50 in Jharkhand, took place in the country between 2017 and 2019, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said this replying to a written question on whether a large number of incidents of honour killing for inter caste and inter-religious marriages have been reported in various parts of the country.