Female foeticide is a crime: Khap panchayats - NewsX

The Jind Maha Khap Panchayat has admitted that female foeticide a condemnable crime. The Panchayat said that female foeticide equals murder and should be a punishable offence. The issue of female foeticide was taken up by 200 Khaps from across North India. The Khap Panchayats from Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh participated in an awareness session of sorts. The Panchayat representatives were holding awareness discussions on female foeticide, dowry and honour killings. Women in villages across North India had reportedly given a call for a discussion over female foeticide to try and build a consensus over what should be the Khaps' respective stands.For more log on to http://www.newsx.com