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Three Get Life Term For ‘Honour Killing’ In Ganjam

Berhampur: A local court in Ganjam district on Saturday sentenced three persons, including two brothers, to life imprisonment for ‘honour killing’.

They were found guilty of killing a couple at Haladiapadar under Golanthara police limits in Ganjam district on May 11, 2014.

Mami Nayak (20) had eloped with her boyfriend Amar Nayak, a day before her marriage. Mami’s family members went looking for her and later found her at Amar’s house.

Her brothers and a cousin then plotted to kill them and fled to Bissamcuttack after committing the crime, police sources said.

OB Bureau

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