In a shocking case of honour killing, a couple was brutally killed by nine people in a broad daylight on Sunday in Tarn Taran district in Punjab. The accused were close relatives of the deceased woman, police sources informed. The couple murdered, Amanpreet Kaur (21) and Amandeep Singh Aman (24), had got married last year against the wishes of the girl's parents.

According to India Today, the accused abducted the couple on Sunday when they were returning after their visit to a gurdwara in Chabhal in Tarn Taran. The accused abducted the couple near Raja Taal area and took them to Naushehra Dhala. The couple was allegedly dragged from the car near the house of the deceased identified as Amandeep Singh. In a statement, police have informed that the accused first crushed the couple with their car, cut their bodies in pieces with a sharp weapon and then fired at them from a close range.