Dowry
- India
Husband, in-laws acquitted in 2013 dowry death case
New Delhi: A court here has acquitted a man, his parents and two sisters in a 2013 dowry death, saying the core ingredient for the offence was missing as the woman had…
- India
Allahabad HC quashes dowry charges, asks where to satisfy sexual urges
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed dowry harassment charges against a man, ruling that the allegations were likely motivated by personal disputes between the couple. In a recent judgment, Justice Anish Kumar…
- Hyderabad
Three family members attempt suicide in Hyderabad hotel
Hyderabad: Three family members attempted suicide at a hotel in Secunderabad on Monday night, October 7. The victims identified as Narayana, 52, Padmavathi, 47, and their son Srujan, 23 are from the…
- India
Govt’s NRI cell got over 400 complaints in 2022: Report
New Delhi: The government’s NRI cell received over 400 complaints from women in 2022, with key issues ranging from domestic violence, confiscation of passports, desertion to dowry demands and child custody disputes.…
- India
UP: 16 booked in two triple talaq cases in week
Gonda: Police here have registered cases against 16 individuals in connection with two separate instances of triple talaq in a week, officials said. Triple talaq was outlawed in India in 2019. Superintendent…
- Bangalore
Groom sent to prison for demanding dowry in Karnataka
Belagavi: A groom was arrested and sent to prison for demanding dowry in Belagavi district of Karnataka, said officials on Tuesday. The incident took place in Khanapur town and the man was…
- Bangalore
Karnataka shocker: Husband throws acid on wife’s private parts over dowry
Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly poured toilet cleaning acid on his wife’s private parts for not bringing dowry. The incident was reported from the Bagalagunte police station limits on…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Woman, two children end life in Gandhinagar
Hyderabad: In a tragic incident a 26-year-old woman along with her two toddlers died by suicide by jumping from a building at Bansilalpet Gandhinagar on Monday afternoon. The deceased Soundarya was married to…
- India
Bridegroom tied to tree for demanding dowry in UP
Pratapgarh: A bridegroom was tied to a tree after he allegedly demanded dowry form the girl’s family just before the exchange of garlands in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district. This led to an…
- India
UP woman critical after being set ablaze for dowry, 6 booked
Pilibhit: A young woman was allegedly burnt by her husband and in-laws for dowry here, police said. The husband and five other members of his family have been booked under relevant sections…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Vexed by constant dowry demands, woman hangs self
Hyderabad: A woman died by suicide allegedly due to domestic violence from her husband and in-laws in Rajendrangar. The man has been arrested by the police. According to the police, Nandini a…
- India
Rise in number of dowry, rape, and attempt to rape complaints in NCW in last 3 years: Govt
New Delhi: There is an increase in the number of dowry, rape, and attempt to rape complaints received in the National Commission for Women in the last three years, the Union Women…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Wedding cancelled as bride unhappy with dowry offered by groom
Hyderabad: A wedding was called off on Thursday near the city outskirts as the would-be-bride demanded more dowry from the groom’s family. Also Read‘Grandfather of hypocrisy’: Posters come up with PM Modi…
- India
Husband, in-laws booked for dowry death after woman hangs self in Rajasthan
Kota: Two days after a 21-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide in Jhalawar district in Rajasthan, police registered a dowry death case against her husband and in-laws on Saturday. According to the police,…
- Telangana
Telangana: 9 yrs after wife’s suicide, man jailed for abetment
Hyderabad: A man was convicted in a domestic violence and abetment to suicide case of 2014, and was handed a three-year jail term on Monday, nine years after the incident. Bibinagar police on…
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