{"id":56082,"date":"2019-05-03T13:01:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T07:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=56082"},"modified":"2019-05-03T13:01:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T07:31:12","slug":"kevin-murder-case-wife-claims-honour-killing-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/kevin-murder-case-wife-claims-honour-killing-in-court","title":{"rendered":"Kevin murder case : Wife claims honour killing in court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Kevin-murder-case.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" data-attachment-id=\"56083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/kevin-murder-case-wife-claims-honour-killing-in-court\/kevin-murder-case\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Kevin-murder-case.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,168\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kevin murder case\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Kevin-murder-case.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Kevin-murder-case.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-56083\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Kevin-murder-case.jpg?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Kevin-murder-case.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Kevin-murder-case.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The wife of a Dalit Christian man, who was allegedly killed last year, told a court here Thursday that it was a case of honour killing as he was abducted and killed by her relatives.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin P Joseph&#8217;s wife Neenu Chacko told the District Additional Sessions Court that her father Chacko had objected to her relationship with the man from Kottayam, as he belonged to the lower caste.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My father did not allow me to live with Kevin,&#8221; the woman alleged.<\/p>\n<p>Alleging that 23-year-old Kevin was abducted and killed by her relatives as they thought that her marriage with a man belonging to lower caste would hurt the honour of their family, Neenu said that was the reason why she still stayed with his parents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have the responsibility to take care of Kevin&#8217;s parents,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Neenu also deposed against the police officials who allegedly supported her father and brother in the initial stages of the kidnapping case.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin was allegedly kidnapped and killed by a gang led by Neenu&#8217;s brother Sanu Chacko on May 27 last year.<\/p>\n<p>There are 14 accused in the case.<\/p>\n<p>While her brother Sanu is the prime accused in the case, father Chacko is the fifth accused.<\/p>\n<p>The death of the 23-year-old man, who was kidnapped along with a relative from Mannanam in the district, had triggered widespread protests in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The victim&#8217;s kin had alleged that he died due to police laxity as they refused to conduct an investigation on the basis of his wife&#8217;s complaint.<\/p>\n<p>The body of Kevin was found on May 28 last year in a stream in Chaliyakkara in Kollam district.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin, who was in love with the woman studying in a college in Kottayam, had married her at a registrar&#8217;s office in Ettumanoor against the wishes of her family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wife of a Dalit Christian man, who was allegedly killed last year, told a court here Thursday that it was a case of honour killing as he was abducted and killed by her relatives. 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