Dowry Abuse
-
{
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Celina Jaitly Reacts To Twisha Sharma's Death Amid Divorce Battle: 'Nobody Sees Loneliest Form Of Violence'
Celina Jaitly wrote, "Marriage is not always happily ever after"
-
Bengaluru Cop's Wife Dies By Suicide, Family Claims Dowry Abuse By In-Laws
The complainant alleged that after the marriage, Rajesh Aradhya, along with his father Palaksharadhya and mother Bhagyamma, subjected Lakshmi Priya to continuous mental and physical harassment.
-
Opinion | Degrees, SUVs, Gold: Why India's Most 'Qualified' Men Often Demand The Steepest Dowries
Education, ironically, is more of an enabler of the practice than a hindrance, per a 2023 study quoted by the BBC
-
Opinion | Twisha Sharma And India's Deadly Culture Of 'Adjusting A Little More'
A daughter's desperate cry for help is responded to with "adjust", "compromise", or "save the marriage". Her parents even promise to give more dowry, but refuse to bring her back. Girls are repeatedly sent back into abusive homes till one fine day, t
-
How Twisha Sharma's Death Has Brought The Invisible Emotional Abuse To Front
Advocate Audrey D'Mello added that "immense shame" is attached to speaking about abuse in middle- and upper-middle-class families.
-
Opinion | Twisha Sharma: Why India's Wealthiest Women Are Still Dying In 'Respectable' Marriages
Data show that women belonging to the lowest and highest wealth quintiles have equally been exposed to physical violence. Clearly, educational backgrounds and social status are no bar.
-
"She Said Dad If Things Don't Work Out...": Twisha Sharma's Parents Break Down
Twisha Sharma's father claimed that her 33-year-old daughter was being subjected to various forms of abuse, including physical abuse.
-
"Gave 11 Lakhs, They Wanted 51": Man Claims Daughter Thrown Off Roof By In-Laws
The father, who filed a police complaint, alleged his daughter's in-laws demanded an additional dowry of Rs 50 lakh and a Fortuner car.
-
'Kept Without Food For Days': IPL Cricketer's Wife Files Dowry, Abuse Complaint
Soon after the wedding, she alleged, her husband Amit Mishra and in-laws began pressuring her family to provide a Honda City car and Rs 10 lakh as dowry.
-
UP Man's Marriage Scam: 3 Wives In 6 Years, Lakhs In Dowry. He's Not Done Yet
In stories about marriage fraud, people often talk about "runaway brides." But in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district, a different story has surfaced, this time involving a groom, who in just six years, allegedly married three women and took dowry
-
'Rampant Misuse': Top Court Says Anti-Dowry Laws Remain Ineffective
The eradication of dowry is an urgent constitutional and social necessity, the Supreme Court said on Monday, while flagging that existing laws suffer from both "ineffectiveness" and "misuse", and that the evil practice remains rampant.
-
In Dowry Shocker, Woman Tortured, Branded With Hot Knife By Drunk Husband
A shocking case of dowry-related domestic abuse has emerged from Madhya Pradesh, in which a 23-year-old woman was branded with a hot knife and tortured by her drunk husband in Khargone district on Sunday.
-
2 Jobless Brothers, Sisters Stuck In Marriage And Cycle Of Dowry Abuse
Greed knows no boundaries. Vipin and Rohit Bhati, two unemployed brothers who lived off their father's grocery shop, got a high-end SUV, a Royal Enfield bike, nearly 500 gm gold and cash from their in-laws, but this was not enough
-
UP Man Wanted Wife To Look Like Nora Fatehi, Allegedly Made Her Abort
The woman, a resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, alleged that her husband is a womaniser and watches inappropriate videos of women on the internet.
-
Kerala Man, Arrested Over Wife's Death By Suicide In UAE, Released On Bail
A month after the death of Chavara native Athulya Shekhar (29) in Sharjah, Kerala Police on Sunday detained her husband Satheesh (40), the sole accused in the case, at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
-
Celina Jaitly Reacts To Twisha Sharma's Death Amid Divorce Battle: 'Nobody Sees Loneliest Form Of Violence'
Celina Jaitly wrote, "Marriage is not always happily ever after"
-
Bengaluru Cop's Wife Dies By Suicide, Family Claims Dowry Abuse By In-Laws
The complainant alleged that after the marriage, Rajesh Aradhya, along with his father Palaksharadhya and mother Bhagyamma, subjected Lakshmi Priya to continuous mental and physical harassment.
-
Opinion | Degrees, SUVs, Gold: Why India's Most 'Qualified' Men Often Demand The Steepest Dowries
Education, ironically, is more of an enabler of the practice than a hindrance, per a 2023 study quoted by the BBC
-
Opinion | Twisha Sharma And India's Deadly Culture Of 'Adjusting A Little More'
A daughter's desperate cry for help is responded to with "adjust", "compromise", or "save the marriage". Her parents even promise to give more dowry, but refuse to bring her back. Girls are repeatedly sent back into abusive homes till one fine day, t
-
How Twisha Sharma's Death Has Brought The Invisible Emotional Abuse To Front
Advocate Audrey D'Mello added that "immense shame" is attached to speaking about abuse in middle- and upper-middle-class families.
-
Opinion | Twisha Sharma: Why India's Wealthiest Women Are Still Dying In 'Respectable' Marriages
Data show that women belonging to the lowest and highest wealth quintiles have equally been exposed to physical violence. Clearly, educational backgrounds and social status are no bar.
-
"She Said Dad If Things Don't Work Out...": Twisha Sharma's Parents Break Down
Twisha Sharma's father claimed that her 33-year-old daughter was being subjected to various forms of abuse, including physical abuse.
-
"Gave 11 Lakhs, They Wanted 51": Man Claims Daughter Thrown Off Roof By In-Laws
The father, who filed a police complaint, alleged his daughter's in-laws demanded an additional dowry of Rs 50 lakh and a Fortuner car.
-
'Kept Without Food For Days': IPL Cricketer's Wife Files Dowry, Abuse Complaint
Soon after the wedding, she alleged, her husband Amit Mishra and in-laws began pressuring her family to provide a Honda City car and Rs 10 lakh as dowry.
-
UP Man's Marriage Scam: 3 Wives In 6 Years, Lakhs In Dowry. He's Not Done Yet
In stories about marriage fraud, people often talk about "runaway brides." But in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district, a different story has surfaced, this time involving a groom, who in just six years, allegedly married three women and took dowry
-
'Rampant Misuse': Top Court Says Anti-Dowry Laws Remain Ineffective
The eradication of dowry is an urgent constitutional and social necessity, the Supreme Court said on Monday, while flagging that existing laws suffer from both "ineffectiveness" and "misuse", and that the evil practice remains rampant.
-
In Dowry Shocker, Woman Tortured, Branded With Hot Knife By Drunk Husband
A shocking case of dowry-related domestic abuse has emerged from Madhya Pradesh, in which a 23-year-old woman was branded with a hot knife and tortured by her drunk husband in Khargone district on Sunday.
-
2 Jobless Brothers, Sisters Stuck In Marriage And Cycle Of Dowry Abuse
Greed knows no boundaries. Vipin and Rohit Bhati, two unemployed brothers who lived off their father's grocery shop, got a high-end SUV, a Royal Enfield bike, nearly 500 gm gold and cash from their in-laws, but this was not enough
-
UP Man Wanted Wife To Look Like Nora Fatehi, Allegedly Made Her Abort
The woman, a resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, alleged that her husband is a womaniser and watches inappropriate videos of women on the internet.
-
Kerala Man, Arrested Over Wife's Death By Suicide In UAE, Released On Bail
A month after the death of Chavara native Athulya Shekhar (29) in Sharjah, Kerala Police on Sunday detained her husband Satheesh (40), the sole accused in the case, at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
