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UP Woman Thrashed By Husband And In-Laws, Hot Iron Pressed On Genitals, Dies
A woman, married for 10 years and a mother of two young children, has died after allegedly being brutally thrashed and tortured by pressing a hot iron all over her body, including her genitals, in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh.
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Techie Dies By Suicide 6 Months After Wedding, Family Alleges Dowry Abuse
A 25-year-old software engineer has died by suicide in Hyderabad, just six months after her wedding. Devika died by suicide at her Hyderabad home on Sunday night. Her husband Satish, also a techie, informed the police and Devika's family
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Woman Alleges In-Laws Injected HIV-Infected Syringe Over Dowry Demands In UP
A woman here has alleged that her in-laws administered an HIV-infected syringe to her after their dowry demands were not met, police said on Sunday. The allegation made by the woman's parents are under investigation, officials said.
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Plea In Supreme Court Calls For Reform In Dowry And Domestic Violence Laws
A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking reform in domestic violence laws and to prevent their misuse in the wake of the recent tragic incident of Atul Subhash's suicide case.
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19-Year-Old Thane Woman Kills Self Over Dowry Abuse, Husband Arrested: Cops
A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of his wife in Ulve area of Navi Mumbai, police said on Monday.
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Rajasthan Woman Kills Daughter, Dies By Suicide Over Dowry Abuse: Cops
A woman and her four-year-old daughter were found hanging in their house in Kalwad area, and her family alleged that she was being harassed by her in-laws for dowry, police said Wednesday.
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"If Marriage Is Abusive...": Kerala Lemonade Vendor-Turned-Cop Cautions
Abused by her husband, Aanie SP walked out of her marriage, going on to become a Kerala police Sub-Inspector in the same town she struggled in to make a living. Now her message to other women in similar trouble is simple: "Don't think twice. Leave."
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Hyderabad Man Gives Triple Talaq To Wife Over "Crooked Teeth"
Hyderabad Police has registered a case against a man for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife over her misaligned teeth.
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UP Woman Burnt Alive Allegedly By Husband, In-Laws Over Dowry: Police
A woman was allegedly burnt to death over dowry in Muzaffarnagar's Saidham Colony, police said on Friday.
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Woman Constable Attempts Suicide After Abuse By Husband Over Dowry: Cops
A 22-year-old constable posted at the Mahila Police Station in Rajasthan's Baran district attempted suicide by consuming a toilet cleaner after she was allegedly harassed and beaten up by her drunk husband over dowry demands, police said on Tuesday.
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UP Woman Burnt Alive Allegedly Over Dowry; Husband, Family Missing: Cops
A woman was burnt alive allegedly by her in-laws in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said today.
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Odisha Woman Allegedly Set On Fire By In-Laws For Dowry, Dies
A 19-year-old woman was set on fire allegedly by her in-laws for dowry in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, the police said today. She succumbed to burn injuries on Monday night, they said. The incident took place at Haripur village under Barasahi Police station of the district.
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Army Major Charged With Domestic Abuse, Demanding Dowry
An Army major has been charged for allegedly subjecting his wife to domestic abuse and demanding dowry, the police said on Thursday.
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Bangladeshi Cricketer's Wife Accuses Him Of Torture Over $12,000 Dowry
Bangladeshi cricketer Mosaddek Hossain Saikat's wife has accused him of driving her out of their home and torturing her over dowry, a media report said today.
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Rajasthan Woman Tattooed With Abuse, Allegedly By In-Laws
First, they beat her so badly that she fainted. Then, as she lay unconscious, the young woman's body was marked with seven crude tattoos in different parts, each an abuse.
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UP Woman Thrashed By Husband And In-Laws, Hot Iron Pressed On Genitals, Dies
A woman, married for 10 years and a mother of two young children, has died after allegedly being brutally thrashed and tortured by pressing a hot iron all over her body, including her genitals, in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh.
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Techie Dies By Suicide 6 Months After Wedding, Family Alleges Dowry Abuse
A 25-year-old software engineer has died by suicide in Hyderabad, just six months after her wedding. Devika died by suicide at her Hyderabad home on Sunday night. Her husband Satish, also a techie, informed the police and Devika's family
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Woman Alleges In-Laws Injected HIV-Infected Syringe Over Dowry Demands In UP
A woman here has alleged that her in-laws administered an HIV-infected syringe to her after their dowry demands were not met, police said on Sunday. The allegation made by the woman's parents are under investigation, officials said.
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Plea In Supreme Court Calls For Reform In Dowry And Domestic Violence Laws
A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking reform in domestic violence laws and to prevent their misuse in the wake of the recent tragic incident of Atul Subhash's suicide case.
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19-Year-Old Thane Woman Kills Self Over Dowry Abuse, Husband Arrested: Cops
A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of his wife in Ulve area of Navi Mumbai, police said on Monday.
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Rajasthan Woman Kills Daughter, Dies By Suicide Over Dowry Abuse: Cops
A woman and her four-year-old daughter were found hanging in their house in Kalwad area, and her family alleged that she was being harassed by her in-laws for dowry, police said Wednesday.
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"If Marriage Is Abusive...": Kerala Lemonade Vendor-Turned-Cop Cautions
Abused by her husband, Aanie SP walked out of her marriage, going on to become a Kerala police Sub-Inspector in the same town she struggled in to make a living. Now her message to other women in similar trouble is simple: "Don't think twice. Leave."
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Hyderabad Man Gives Triple Talaq To Wife Over "Crooked Teeth"
Hyderabad Police has registered a case against a man for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife over her misaligned teeth.
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UP Woman Burnt Alive Allegedly By Husband, In-Laws Over Dowry: Police
A woman was allegedly burnt to death over dowry in Muzaffarnagar's Saidham Colony, police said on Friday.
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Woman Constable Attempts Suicide After Abuse By Husband Over Dowry: Cops
A 22-year-old constable posted at the Mahila Police Station in Rajasthan's Baran district attempted suicide by consuming a toilet cleaner after she was allegedly harassed and beaten up by her drunk husband over dowry demands, police said on Tuesday.
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UP Woman Burnt Alive Allegedly Over Dowry; Husband, Family Missing: Cops
A woman was burnt alive allegedly by her in-laws in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said today.
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Odisha Woman Allegedly Set On Fire By In-Laws For Dowry, Dies
A 19-year-old woman was set on fire allegedly by her in-laws for dowry in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, the police said today. She succumbed to burn injuries on Monday night, they said. The incident took place at Haripur village under Barasahi Police station of the district.
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Army Major Charged With Domestic Abuse, Demanding Dowry
An Army major has been charged for allegedly subjecting his wife to domestic abuse and demanding dowry, the police said on Thursday.
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Bangladeshi Cricketer's Wife Accuses Him Of Torture Over $12,000 Dowry
Bangladeshi cricketer Mosaddek Hossain Saikat's wife has accused him of driving her out of their home and torturing her over dowry, a media report said today.
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Rajasthan Woman Tattooed With Abuse, Allegedly By In-Laws
First, they beat her so badly that she fainted. Then, as she lay unconscious, the young woman's body was marked with seven crude tattoos in different parts, each an abuse.
