Honour killing case: SC cuts death to life term

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The Supreme Court of India sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for strangling his nine-month pregnant daughter in 2013 for marrying a lower caste individual. His death sentence was reduced, considering his good conduct in jail. The conviction was supported by his wife’s testimony about his anger over the inter-caste marriage.

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