India slowly expands protections for ostracized interfaith, mixed-caste couples
Intercaste couple Nikita, left, and her husband, Abhijit, at the safe house run by activist Shankar Kanase in the Pimpri village of Maharashtra, India, June 3, 2024. (Photo by Priyadarshini Sen)
MAHARASHTRA, India (RNS) — In 2018, India’s Supreme Court recognized honor killing as a serious problem and issued guidelines to prevent it, including setting up safe houses.