279 honour killing cases in 2014 and 2015: Govt
As many as 279 honour killing cases were registered in different parts of the country during 2014 and 2015, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. While 28 of these cases were reported under murder, 251 were reported under culpable homicide not amounting to murder. A total of 457 cases of witchcraft killings were reported during 2013, 2014, and 2015.