State vs Farooq and Habil — Honor killing of 22-year-old woman

Updates

1. News10 Sep 2026

   Video with another man goes viral; honor killing of 22-year-old daughter; Father Farooq and brother Habil fabricated a Hit & Run story!

   A vehicle speeding towards the motorcycle on which she was traveling as a pillion passenger...

   Explanation in simple terms

   A father and brother are accused of murdering their twenty-two-year-old daughter and sister to protect their family's honor after a video of her with another man went viral online. The men initially lied to the police by claiming she died in a hit-and-run car accident. This new update exposes their original story as a complete fabrication, revealing the true nature of the crime.

   kannadaprabha.com
2. News9 Sep 2026

   Woman dies in Gujarat ‘hit-and-run’; probe finds family killed her over 'video with man'

   Investigation into the death of a 22-year-old woman initially reported as a hit-and-run reveals that her family killed her over a viral video.

   Explanation in simple terms

   What looked like a tragic hit-and-run accident in Gujarat has turned out to be a planned family murder. Police discovered that the woman's family actually killed her because they were angry about a video of her with a man. This update means the case against Farooq and Habil is now officially being treated as a so-called honor killing instead of a simple traffic accident.

   hindustantimes.com