Dowry

5 Of Family Charged For Allegedly Torturing Woman For Dowry

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Five members of a family have been charged for allegedly torturing a 26-year-old woman for dowry in Thane's Ulhasnagar township, the police said on Tuesday.

Mohd Shami's Wife Detained After High Drama At In-Laws', Released Later

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 29, 2019

Hasin Jahan, wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami, was arrested in Amroha in Uttar Pradesh after she reached her husband's house and created a ruckus. She was later released on bail.

Woman Sets Self On Fire Allegedly Over Dowry Dispute In Uttar Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 12, 2019

A woman, allegedly fed up with dowry demands from her husband and in-laws, set herself on fire in Rajghat area, police said on Friday.

Woman Driven Out Of Matrimonial Home Can File Case At Place Of Shelter

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 9, 2019

The Supreme Court today held that a woman driven out of her matrimonial home can file a criminal case against her estranged spouse and in-laws at a place where she has taken shelter.

Kerala Woman Starved For 2 Years Over Dowry, Dies Weighing 20 Kg: Police

Kerala News | ANI | Wednesday April 3, 2019

The Kerala Women's Commission (KWC) on Tuesday sought a reply from the state police in connection with the death of a 27-year-old woman allegedly due to starvation at her husband's home.

"Disturbed" Over Kerala Woman Starved To Death, Women's Panel Seeks Probe

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 2, 2019

The National Commission for Women on Monday directed the Kerala Police chief to launch a probe into the death of a 27-year-old woman who was allegedly starved to death by her husband and mother-in-law for dowry.

"Weighed Just 20 Kg": Kerala Woman Allegedly Starved To Death Over Dowry

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 30, 2019

A 27-year-old woman in Kerala's Karunagappally was allegedly starved to death by her husband and mother-in-law for dowry. For days, she survived only on soaked rice and sugar syrup and weighed only 20 kg when she died last week, the police said today.

UP Woman Burnt Alive Allegedly Over Dowry; Husband, Family Missing: Cops

Muzaffarnagar News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 30, 2019

A woman was burnt alive allegedly by her in-laws in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said today.

Chargesheet Filed Against Mohammed Shami For Dowry Harassment And Molestation

Samrat Chakraborty | Thursday March 14, 2019

Mohammed Shami was a part of Team India that played against Australia in the recently-concluded ODI series.

Woman Kills Self After Harassment Over Dowry, Demand For Male Child: Cops

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 14, 2019

A 25-year-old woman in Maharashtra allegedly committed suicide after her husband and in-laws harassed her over dowry and her giving birth to two girls, police said on Thursday.

Woman Dies In UP In Alleged Dowry Death. Husband, In-Laws Missing: Cops

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 7, 2019

A 20-year-old woman died under mysterious circumstances in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on Thursday, after which the police charged her husband and other in-laws for alleged dowry killing, officials said.

3 Members Of A Odisha Family Sentenced To Life In Dowry Death Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 6, 2019

A court on Wednesday sentenced three members of a family, including an elderly couple, to life imprisonment in a dowry death case.

Man Arrested In Dowry Case After Pregnant Wife's Death In Noida

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 22, 2019

A man was arrested in a dowry harassment case after his 25-year-old pregnant wife died in Noida on Monday, the police said.

Woman Allegedly Burnt For Dowry In Greater Noida

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday December 28, 2018

A 30-year-old woman received severe burn injuries after she was allegedly set on fire by her in-laws over dowry in Greater Noida, police said on Thursday.

"If Sati And Dowry Banned, Why Not Triple Talaq": Smriti Irani Asks House

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday December 27, 2018

Addressing a parliamentary session held to decide on the Triple Talaq law, Union Minister Smriti Irani today wondered why there was so much opposition to curbing the controversial Islamic practice of instant divorce when the house has enacted similar legislations on dowry and sati in the past.