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Gurugram Nurse Jumps To Death From 7th Floor With 3-Year-Old Son, Dowry Case Filed
A 28-year-old nurse at a private hospital allegedly jumped from the seventh floor of a residential society with her 3-year-old son tied to her waist, resulting in their deaths, police said on Wednesday.
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Noida Doctor Accuses IPS Officer Husband, 6 Others Of 'Dowry Harassment'
An FIR has been registered against a Karnataka-cadre IPS officer and six others on charges of dowry harassment, domestic violence and other offences. The complaint was lodged by his wife, who is doctor based in Noida, police said on Saturday.
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UP Mother Allegedly Killed Over Dowry, Infant Thrown On Road
A one-month-old baby was found lying on the edge of a road, covered in dust and dirt, in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat on Friday.
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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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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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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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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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Gurugram Nurse Jumps To Death From 7th Floor With 3-Year-Old Son, Dowry Case Filed
A 28-year-old nurse at a private hospital allegedly jumped from the seventh floor of a residential society with her 3-year-old son tied to her waist, resulting in their deaths, police said on Wednesday.
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Noida Doctor Accuses IPS Officer Husband, 6 Others Of 'Dowry Harassment'
An FIR has been registered against a Karnataka-cadre IPS officer and six others on charges of dowry harassment, domestic violence and other offences. The complaint was lodged by his wife, who is doctor based in Noida, police said on Saturday.
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UP Mother Allegedly Killed Over Dowry, Infant Thrown On Road
A one-month-old baby was found lying on the edge of a road, covered in dust and dirt, in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat on Friday.
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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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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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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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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.
