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India's Violent Crime Cases Fall 29% In A Decade, Riots Down 40%: Data
Violent crime in India has recorded a decisive decline over the past decade, with official data showing a significant drop across key categories including rape, dowry deaths, riots and murders.
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Husband, 6 In-Laws Charged For Dowry Death, Woman Turns Up Alive After 2 Years
A woman over whose 'death' her husband and in-laws were facing a dowry death case for two years has now been found alive.
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Dowry Cases Rise By 14% In 2023, Over 6,100 Women Killed: Data
Cases registered under dowry-related crimes saw a 14 per cent increase in 2023, with more than 15,000 cases recorded across the country and over 6,100 deaths reported through the year, according to the latest report of the NCRB
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Case Against UP Man, Family For Giving Triple Talaq On WhatsApp
A man and his family members have been booked here after he illegally pronounced triple talaq to his wife via WhatsApp after harassing her over dowry, officials said on Monday.
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Maharashtra Woman Dies By Suicide Over Dowry Harassment Months After Marriage
Months after she got married, 23-year-old Mayuri Gaurav Thosar died by suicide in Maharashtra's Jalgaon, allegedly due to continuous harassment by her in-laws.
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UP Man Jailed For 10 Years For Killing Wife Over Dowry, Faking Death As Covid Case
A fast-track court in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry demand while falsely showing her death as due to coronavirus.
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Twist In Dowry Death Case, Victim Nikki Mentioned 'Cylinder Blast' At Hospital
In a fresh twist to the Noida dowry death case, the victim, Nikki Bhati, had allegedly told the doctors at the Fortis Hospital that she suffered burn injuries due to a cylinder blast at her in-laws' residence.
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"That Matter Is Different": Nikki Bhati's Father On Dowry Harassment Charge
Faced with the allegation that his family harassed their daughter-in-law, the father of Noida woman, Nikki Bhati who was set on fire over dowry demand, said the two cases can't be compared.
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In-Laws Wanted Gold. Father Sought Time. They Hanged Her From Noose
A newly married woman was killed by her in-laws for dowry in Bihar, amid a rise in such crimes being reported from across the country in the wake of a similar killing in Noida.
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Twist In Noida Dowry Case, Nikki Bhati's Sister-In-Law Makes Big Allegation
The Noida dowry death case has taken a dramatic turn with fresh allegations surfacing against the victim's family.
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Days After Noida Horror, Another UP Woman Burnt By Husband Over Dowry
Days after the brutal death of 26-year-old Nikki Bhati in Greater Noida, another case of dowry-linked violence has emerged in Uttar Pradesh.
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In Nikki Bhati Dowry Murder Case, Funeral Video Contradicts Sister's Claim
In a development that casts a shadow over the version given by the family of Nikki Bhati, who was allegedly set ablaze for dowry in Greater Noida last week, some of her in-laws were present for her funeral and her father-in-law also played a key role
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Opinion | Irony: 19 Dowry Deaths A Day, Yet 'Men's Rights' Groups Want Law Scrapped
On average, in 2020, more than 19 young women died every day due to dowry-related harassment. Every year, in the 2017-2022 period, an average of 7,000 cases of dowry deaths were reported across the country.
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Not Dowry, In UP's Baghpat, Revolvers, Swords For Daughters Getting Married
A Thakur community's 'mahapanchayat' held in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat has called upon families to abandon the practice of giving gold, silver, and money in dowry or 'kanyadan'.
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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.
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India's Violent Crime Cases Fall 29% In A Decade, Riots Down 40%: Data
Violent crime in India has recorded a decisive decline over the past decade, with official data showing a significant drop across key categories including rape, dowry deaths, riots and murders.
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Husband, 6 In-Laws Charged For Dowry Death, Woman Turns Up Alive After 2 Years
A woman over whose 'death' her husband and in-laws were facing a dowry death case for two years has now been found alive.
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Dowry Cases Rise By 14% In 2023, Over 6,100 Women Killed: Data
Cases registered under dowry-related crimes saw a 14 per cent increase in 2023, with more than 15,000 cases recorded across the country and over 6,100 deaths reported through the year, according to the latest report of the NCRB
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Case Against UP Man, Family For Giving Triple Talaq On WhatsApp
A man and his family members have been booked here after he illegally pronounced triple talaq to his wife via WhatsApp after harassing her over dowry, officials said on Monday.
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Maharashtra Woman Dies By Suicide Over Dowry Harassment Months After Marriage
Months after she got married, 23-year-old Mayuri Gaurav Thosar died by suicide in Maharashtra's Jalgaon, allegedly due to continuous harassment by her in-laws.
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UP Man Jailed For 10 Years For Killing Wife Over Dowry, Faking Death As Covid Case
A fast-track court in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry demand while falsely showing her death as due to coronavirus.
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Twist In Dowry Death Case, Victim Nikki Mentioned 'Cylinder Blast' At Hospital
In a fresh twist to the Noida dowry death case, the victim, Nikki Bhati, had allegedly told the doctors at the Fortis Hospital that she suffered burn injuries due to a cylinder blast at her in-laws' residence.
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"That Matter Is Different": Nikki Bhati's Father On Dowry Harassment Charge
Faced with the allegation that his family harassed their daughter-in-law, the father of Noida woman, Nikki Bhati who was set on fire over dowry demand, said the two cases can't be compared.
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In-Laws Wanted Gold. Father Sought Time. They Hanged Her From Noose
A newly married woman was killed by her in-laws for dowry in Bihar, amid a rise in such crimes being reported from across the country in the wake of a similar killing in Noida.
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Twist In Noida Dowry Case, Nikki Bhati's Sister-In-Law Makes Big Allegation
The Noida dowry death case has taken a dramatic turn with fresh allegations surfacing against the victim's family.
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Days After Noida Horror, Another UP Woman Burnt By Husband Over Dowry
Days after the brutal death of 26-year-old Nikki Bhati in Greater Noida, another case of dowry-linked violence has emerged in Uttar Pradesh.
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In Nikki Bhati Dowry Murder Case, Funeral Video Contradicts Sister's Claim
In a development that casts a shadow over the version given by the family of Nikki Bhati, who was allegedly set ablaze for dowry in Greater Noida last week, some of her in-laws were present for her funeral and her father-in-law also played a key role
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Opinion | Irony: 19 Dowry Deaths A Day, Yet 'Men's Rights' Groups Want Law Scrapped
On average, in 2020, more than 19 young women died every day due to dowry-related harassment. Every year, in the 2017-2022 period, an average of 7,000 cases of dowry deaths were reported across the country.
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Not Dowry, In UP's Baghpat, Revolvers, Swords For Daughters Getting Married
A Thakur community's 'mahapanchayat' held in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat has called upon families to abandon the practice of giving gold, silver, and money in dowry or 'kanyadan'.
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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.
