The Juvenile Justice Board has ordered the four teens arrested in the Govandi honour-killing case to be tried as adults and has handed over their custody to the sessions court (children’s court). The Board concluded that the suspects—in the age group 16 to 18—allegedly tried to destroy the evidence after committing the crime. Hence, they had full knowledge of their act while committing the crime. The man, Karan Chaurasiya, was first stabbed in the stomach and then held down while his throat was slit. His wife, Gulnaz Khan, was strangled and her father then smashed her head in.

Five of the nine suspects detained by the police in the brutal murder of a young interfaith couple were minors. However, four who are above 16 years will now be tried as adults. While the fifth was under the age of  16 so he is considered as a minor,” said police sources.