I lost my sister-in-law to an honour-based murder

Sarb Athwal courageously wrote a letter to the police detailing a meeting where her brother-in-law and mother-in-law planned to murder her sister-in-law, Surjit, during a trip to India. Despite her fears of family repercussions, Sarb revealed the truth years later, leading to a renewed police investigation. In 2007, her brother-in-law, Sukhdave Athwal, and mother-in-law, Bachan Athwal, were sentenced to life imprisonment for their roles in Surjit’s murder, a case that highlighted the issue of honour-based violence.

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