Dowry

A case has been registered against Haryanvi singer and dancer Sapna Chaudhary and her family members for their alleged involvement in harassing and demanding dowry from the former Big Boss contestant's sister-in-law.

A sessions court here sentenced a 33-year-old former fireman to rigorous imprisonment for life for setting his wife on fire after harassing her for dowry in suburban Mulund six years ago.

The Delhi High Court Monday sought response of the Centre on a plea by a satirical website, "Dowry Calculator", challenging the government's decision to ban it.

A 24-year-old woman was found hanging in her house in Kamheda village in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Monday.

More that 15 years after a woman died in unnatural circumstances, a court here has convicted four accused, including her husband and in-laws, of causing her death for dowry and subjecting the victim to cruelty.

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the conviction of a man accused of harassing her wife leading to her death, observing variance in multiple dying declarations.

About 20 dowry deaths were reported every day in the country between 2017 and 2021, with Uttar Pradesh recording the highest at six deaths daily.

A woman and her three-year-old daughter on Sunday succumbed to burn injuries in Tavakkapur Nagra of Kadipur area in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur, police said.

A court in Uttar Pradesh's Banda on Tuesday sentenced a man to 14 years in jail for killing his wife for dowry.

A local court has awarded seven years' imprisonment to a man for killing his wife for dowry in 2016 in Mahrajganj, an official said on Tuesday.

The Madras High Court has set aside a 2014 order of a lower court imposing seven years rigorous imprisonment on a man, who allegedly abetted the suicide of his wife by demanding more dowry.

A man allegedly set his two children on fire following a quarrel with his wife, police said on Tuesday.

A six-month pregnant woman has died here under suspicious circumstances following which her father accused the in-laws of killing her for dowry, police said on Monday.

Police on Monday said they have arrested the son of BJP legislator Jogeshwar Garg in a dowry harassment case.

A man and seven members of his family have been charged for allegedly torturing his wife after she gave birth to a baby girl, the police in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai said today.

A case has been registered against Haryanvi singer and dancer Sapna Chaudhary and her family members for their alleged involvement in harassing and demanding dowry from the former Big Boss contestant's sister-in-law.

A sessions court here sentenced a 33-year-old former fireman to rigorous imprisonment for life for setting his wife on fire after harassing her for dowry in suburban Mulund six years ago.

The Delhi High Court Monday sought response of the Centre on a plea by a satirical website, "Dowry Calculator", challenging the government's decision to ban it.

A 24-year-old woman was found hanging in her house in Kamheda village in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Monday.

More that 15 years after a woman died in unnatural circumstances, a court here has convicted four accused, including her husband and in-laws, of causing her death for dowry and subjecting the victim to cruelty.

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the conviction of a man accused of harassing her wife leading to her death, observing variance in multiple dying declarations.

About 20 dowry deaths were reported every day in the country between 2017 and 2021, with Uttar Pradesh recording the highest at six deaths daily.

A woman and her three-year-old daughter on Sunday succumbed to burn injuries in Tavakkapur Nagra of Kadipur area in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur, police said.

A court in Uttar Pradesh's Banda on Tuesday sentenced a man to 14 years in jail for killing his wife for dowry.

A local court has awarded seven years' imprisonment to a man for killing his wife for dowry in 2016 in Mahrajganj, an official said on Tuesday.

The Madras High Court has set aside a 2014 order of a lower court imposing seven years rigorous imprisonment on a man, who allegedly abetted the suicide of his wife by demanding more dowry.

A man allegedly set his two children on fire following a quarrel with his wife, police said on Tuesday.

A six-month pregnant woman has died here under suspicious circumstances following which her father accused the in-laws of killing her for dowry, police said on Monday.

Police on Monday said they have arrested the son of BJP legislator Jogeshwar Garg in a dowry harassment case.

A man and seven members of his family have been charged for allegedly torturing his wife after she gave birth to a baby girl, the police in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai said today.