Indian woman murdered, hand severed; estranged husband held

H S Rao and Prasun Sonwalkar
London, Nov 18 (PTI) A 28-year-old Indian-origin woman
has been murdered with her right hand chopped off in a west
London locality, a gruesome crime sending shockwaves in the
community and leading to the arrest of her estranged husband
and five other men.

Geeta Aulakh, a receptionist with the popular Asian radio
station Sunrise Radio, was attacked at around 7 pm on Monday
as she was about to reach the home of her child-minder in
Greenford area to collect her two sons, aged 8 and 9.
Police are investigating several theories behind the
murder, including jealousy, access to the children or
"bringing dishonour" on the family.
Some passers-by found Geeta lying unconscious on the
street with severe head injuries and one hand severed. The
woman, who was bleeding heavily, was taken in an ambulance to
the Charing Cross Hospital, where she died four hours later.
Police arrested her estranged husband, 31-year-old
Harpreet Aulakh, along with five other men. Harpreet is
currently being questioned by the police for the murder that
sent shockwaves in the area and among the Indian community.
The "honour killing" theory was doing the rounds among
the community after a friend pointed out that her right hand
-- with the 'kara' or religious bangle -- has been cut off.
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