By Ila Garg
In Indian society, mothers are always seen as epitomes of sacrifices.
They are a daughter’s best friend, a confidante, and a counsellor. It
is said a mother goes through enormous pain during her child’s birth but
what if this friend turns into a foe? What if this person who brought
you in this world decides to end your life too? Sounds unthinkable,
right? But the traditional Indian mother is no longer traditional and
the modern version seems to be nowhere near to the old one. So what is
making these mothers so dangerous?
In the country that claims to preserve its age-long traditions, the crime rate has increased like a tornado. People have suddenly stopped thinking rationally and let alone brotherhood, mother-child relation also has lost its sanctity. Cases of honour killing have suddenly stormed up too. With the daughters being raped by their own family members and mothers telling them to suffer in silence, it is evident that an accusation on the mother killing her own daughter is no surprise at all.
NewsGram brings to you, some of these cases where mothers were accused of being the murderers, after all ‘Hell is right here’:
24-year-old Sheena Bora was murdered by her mother Indrani Mukherjee. This controversial case
recently got the attention of media when some evidences were found. The
case is apparently laced with several murky twists and turns with
Indrani Mukherjee being the prime suspect. The most shocking issue is
that she never fully accepted Sheena Bora to be her daughter. On the
contrary, they were both referred as ‘sisters’ till it was finally
revealed that Sheena Bora was Indrani Mukherjee’s daughter. Though the
exact reason for the murder is still under wraps.
21-year-old Bhawna Yadav was killed by her parents too.
Two love birds got secretly married. They were happily leading their
life. And then the girl’s parents took her away, promising a grand
wedding. What happened then? The girl was murdered. Why? Well, this is a
clear case of honour killing, a very sad one indeed. Bhawna Yadav was murdered
in 2014 for marrying a Punjabi. No, there was no khap panchayat
involved here. 24-year-old Abhishek Seth when he married Bhawna Yadav
was deeply shattered and demanded a death sentence for her parents.
14-year-old Aarushi Talwar was murdered by her parents.
In 2008, at a tender age she left the world only to let her murder be a
mystery. Her parents were convicted of murdering her and the case was
dubbed as honour killing
when the domestic help Hemraj came into the picture. The media didn’t
let this case die down so easily but yet no headway could be made. Her
parents continued to deny the charges and CBI did investigate the case
but still many questions were left unanswered. So Aarushi’s murder
continues to be a mystery.
26-year-old Deepti Chhikara was strangled to death by mother.
This is another case of honour killing that came in records. Deepti
Chhikara was a primary school teacher, who belonged to an orthodox
family. They were against her wish to marry a man from another caste and
thus forcefully married her to a man of their choice. She had returned
home from her in-laws’ place a few weeks ago. It was then that her
mother, brother and uncle strangled her to death and later dumped her body.
23-year-old Kiran Kohli was killed by her mother. This comes across as a shocking case.
Kiran’s mother killed her only because of her outrageous lifestyle.
Kiran apparently was addicted to smoking and drinking. She also loved to
party till late hours. Her mother made a few attempts to kill her and
she tried to poison her food and smother her with a pillow. It was then
that she hired her brother to get rid of her daughter; and this is not
all.
Every year, the number of these incidents is increasing. Some come to light while others are still shrouded in mystery. Instances like these are countless. The apathy is apparently rampant and shockingly mothers are the culprits this time.
In the country that claims to preserve its age-long traditions, the crime rate has increased like a tornado. People have suddenly stopped thinking rationally and let alone brotherhood, mother-child relation also has lost its sanctity. Cases of honour killing have suddenly stormed up too. With the daughters being raped by their own family members and mothers telling them to suffer in silence, it is evident that an accusation on the mother killing her own daughter is no surprise at all.
NewsGram brings to you, some of these cases where mothers were accused of being the murderers, after all ‘Hell is right here’:
24-year-old Sheena Bora was murdered by her mother Indrani Mukherjee. This controversial case
recently got the attention of media when some evidences were found. The
case is apparently laced with several murky twists and turns with
Indrani Mukherjee being the prime suspect. The most shocking issue is
that she never fully accepted Sheena Bora to be her daughter. On the
contrary, they were both referred as ‘sisters’ till it was finally
revealed that Sheena Bora was Indrani Mukherjee’s daughter. Though the
exact reason for the murder is still under wraps.
21-year-old Bhawna Yadav was killed by her parents too.
Two love birds got secretly married. They were happily leading their
life. And then the girl’s parents took her away, promising a grand
wedding. What happened then? The girl was murdered. Why? Well, this is a
clear case of honour killing, a very sad one indeed. Bhawna Yadav was murdered
in 2014 for marrying a Punjabi. No, there was no khap panchayat
involved here. 24-year-old Abhishek Seth when he married Bhawna Yadav
was deeply shattered and demanded a death sentence for her parents.
26-year-old Deepti Chhikara was strangled to death by mother.
This is another case of honour killing that came in records. Deepti
Chhikara was a primary school teacher, who belonged to an orthodox
family. They were against her wish to marry a man from another caste and
thus forcefully married her to a man of their choice. She had returned
home from her in-laws’ place a few weeks ago. It was then that her
mother, brother and uncle strangled her to death and later dumped her body.
23-year-old Kiran Kohli was killed by her mother. This comes across as a shocking case.
Kiran’s mother killed her only because of her outrageous lifestyle.
Kiran apparently was addicted to smoking and drinking. She also loved to
party till late hours. Her mother made a few attempts to kill her and
she tried to poison her food and smother her with a pillow. It was then
that she hired her brother to get rid of her daughter; and this is not
all.Every year, the number of these incidents is increasing. Some come to light while others are still shrouded in mystery. Instances like these are countless. The apathy is apparently rampant and shockingly mothers are the culprits this time.
This article first appeared on NewsGram.
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