Talk:Murder of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu

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Was the husband "lower caste"?
It has been widely reported that the family was opposed to marriage since Sukhwinder Singh alias Mithu belonged to a "lower caste". For example:


 * "Millionaire blueberry farmer Surjit Badesha and his sister Malkit Sidhu from Maple Ridge, B.C. had hired contract killers to eliminate Malkit’s daughter Jassi (Jaswinder) Sidhu in June 2000 because she had married a lower-caste auto rickshaw driver in Punjab, police in India allege." The Aerogram, Jagdeesh Mann March 10, 2016
 * "Jassi Sidhu who was brutally murdered at the behest of her mother and uncle for marrying a man in India from a ‘lower’ caste against her family’s dictat continues to be denied justice." Ujjal Dosanjh, Indian Express, March 5, 2016
 * "Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu, 24, who lived in Maple Ridge, B.C, married a man beneath her caste and fled to a tiny village in India to be with him." SEAN FINE, The Globe and Mail, JANUARY 9, 2017

That is clearly incorrect.

Examining detailed reports, it is clear that the Sukhwinder Singh alias Mithu did not belong to a lower caste, both being Jats according to reports. It seems that opposition was because they they belonged to families closely related, essentially belonging to the branches of the same family. Both of them belonged to the Sidhu clan among the Jats, which is an exogamous unit, and a relation between a man and a woman of the same clan ("sagotra") is considered to constitute incest. Thus the relation resulted in a consanguine marriage, as judged by the traditional customs of their community.

The Attorney General of Canada statement used the term "an inferior social class" and not "lower caste". , although Deb Devos, her former beauty school teacher in her testimony claimed that Sidhu told her that "the relationship was forbidden because Singh was from a different caste".

A related report regarding Jats in Haryana is here.

Malaiya (talk) 01:41, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

Reports
Those who may want to examine the details included in the reports mentioned, they are still available.
 * Jassi Sidhu murder : Escape from Justice (2012) - The Fifth Estate
 * Forbidden Love - A Dateline Special August 27, 2002

=References=

Explanation needed
"After his acquittal, Sukhwinder was elected panch of Kaunke Khosa."

A panch being. . .? 70.31.166.156 (talk) 15:18, 15 May 2024 (UTC)