2 Indian brothers decapitated their teenage sister
and paraded her severed head through their village
because they disapproved of her 'romantic
relationship' with one of their cousins.
Several people watched in horror as Phool Jehan,
17, was dragged out of her house, severely beaten
and beheaded by her 2 brothers this past Monday.
They however, did not tell the police what had
happened.
The crime was only later reported by a local
security guard, one officer explained.
According to Indian Times, Police have been
unable to find the two brothers, named Nanhe and
Gul Hasan, whose ages are not known. After killing
their sister, they left her body on the street as they
roamed around the north-Indian village with her
head.
According to reports, they shouted: 'This is what
happens as punishment for having an affair.'
Honour killings are common across India, but such
brutal slayings are extremely rare. While the
brothers are on the run, police have detained
Jehan's cousin to question him, said another police
officer.
