Mahvish told news channels that she feared for her life. "They have killed my husband, they will kill me now. I am 9 months pregnant. My husband would have been alive if police protection was provided," Mahvish said.

The couple had appeared on "Satyamev Jayate", Aamir Khan's famous television show  on social issues.  

Mahvish told police that the panchayat had ordered their killing two years back, after they tied the knot. She said she believed that the panchayat had connived with her family to kill her husband.

The couple had recently returned to the village after the senior superintendent of police (SSP) Bulandshahr had assured them police protection.