Shabnam: How first woman given death sentence in India killed her family for love

May 25, 2024 | 17:00 IST

Lovers Shabnam and Saleem murdered her family in 2008 to be together. Both await execution after a decade in jail.

Shabnam Ali is the first woman to be given the death sentence in Independent India
Shabnam and her lover killed seven members of her family, including a 10-month-old child
The shocking case happened in Bawankheri near Amroha in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
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In the heartland of Uttar Pradesh, a young couple in love plotted a most heinous crime to ensure their love came to fruition. Shabnam and Saleem might be the greatest example of lovers who let their love turn into hate for even family

For more than a decade, Shabnam Ali has been in jail, along with her lover and fellow convict, Saleem, for the murder of seven members of Shabnam’s family, including a 10-month old child.

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Shabnam: How first woman given death sentence in India killed her family for love

Lovers Shabnam and Saleem murdered her family in 2008 to be together. Both await execution after a decade in jail.

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Shabnam: How first woman given death sentence in India killed her family for love

Lovers Shabnam and Saleem murdered her family in 2008 to be together. Both await execution after a decade in jail.

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