British Sikh woman's honour killing story hits UK TV screens
A high-profile honour killing case of a British Sikh woman who was taken to India by her UK-based family and then killed in Punjab over 20 years ago is set to be revived as a television documentary this week.
Surjit Kaur Athwal was perceived as bringing shame on her conservative Sikh in-laws from west London and taken to Punjab in December 1998 on the pretext of attending family weddings, where she was killed.
The 27-year-old's mother-in-law Bachan Athwal and husband Sukhdave Athwal were sentenced to prison terms of 15 years and 20 years, respectively, for their role in her murder in 2007.
"She will (Bachan) be out in around three years. The thought makes me ill. She will still be welcomed in the Sikh community, meanwhile, I am in exile for turning on the family," said Sarbjit Athwal, one of the key witnesses in the murder trial who has since divorced her husband -- Sukhdave's brother.
As Surjit's sister-in-law, Sarbjit had been her friend and confidante and is one of the key people ..