Madras High Court steps to snuff out honour killings
Giving the direction, Justice V Ramasubramanian said these special cells shall create a 24 hr helpline to receive and register complaints.
Chennai: Towards eradicating the menace of honour killing in the state, the Madras high court directed the state government to create special cells in every district, comprising the Superintendent of Police, the District Social Welfare Officer and District Adi-Dravida Welfare Officer, to receive petitions / complaints of harassment of and threat to couples of inter-caste marriage.
Giving the direction, Justice V Ramasubramanian said these special cells shall create a 24 hour helpline to receive and register such complaints and to provide necessary assistance / advice as well as protection to the couple.
“Without confining themselves merely to the grant of protection to the aggrieved couple and taking action against the members of the family and friends for chasing the couple, the special cell should take pro-active steps to provide counseling to the parents of the couple”, the judge added.