Dowry Harassment

Woman Commits Suicide In RK Puram, Cops Probing Dowry Harassment Angle

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 29, 2019

A 22-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide after jumping from a building in southwest Delhi's RK Puram area, the police said today.

Mohd Shami's Wife Detained After High Drama At In-Laws', Released Later

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 29, 2019

Hasin Jahan, wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami, was arrested in Amroha in Uttar Pradesh after she reached her husband's house and created a ruckus. She was later released on bail.

Woman Driven Out Of Matrimonial Home Can File Case At Place Of Shelter

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 9, 2019

The Supreme Court today held that a woman driven out of her matrimonial home can file a criminal case against her estranged spouse and in-laws at a place where she has taken shelter.

Chargesheet Filed Against Mohammed Shami For Dowry Harassment And Molestation

Samrat Chakraborty | Thursday March 14, 2019

Mohammed Shami was a part of Team India that played against Australia in the recently-concluded ODI series.

Man Arrested In Dowry Case After Pregnant Wife's Death In Noida

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 22, 2019

A man was arrested in a dowry harassment case after his 25-year-old pregnant wife died in Noida on Monday, the police said.

Techie Commits Suicide Over Alleged Dowry Harassment In Hyderabad

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 30, 2018

A 25-year-old woman software engineer allegedly committed suicide in her house on Sunday, allegedly over dowry harassment by her husband and in-laws, police said.

Dowry Law Shouldn't Be Misused Out Of Anger, Vendetta, Says Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 15, 2018

The Supreme Court has said "anger" and "vendetta" of an aggrieved person should not take advantage of the legal provision on dowry harassment and harass the other side espousing the principle of sympathy.

Dowry Cases: Top Court Modifies Order, Restores Power To Arrest Accused

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday September 14, 2018

The Supreme Court today restored the polices power to arrest those accused in dowry harassment cases, modifying a previous order that mandated a probe by a specially constituted panel before any such step is taken.

Supreme Court Modifies Its Order On Dowry Harassment

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 14, 2018

The Supreme Court Friday modified its previous order that provided for setting up of a committee to deal with complaints of dowry harassment

Man Allegedly Kills Wife Over Dowry Harassment Complaint In UP

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday September 3, 2018

A woman was allegedly killed by her husband in Sanjay Nagar locality of Baradari area here, the police said Monday.

Woman, 3 Sons Allegedly Commit Suicide Over Dowry Harassment In Jharkhand

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday August 20, 2018

Unable to bear the atrocities meted out by in-laws, a woman along with her three minor sons allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well in Giridih district, police said on Sunday.

"She Was A Fighter": Friends Of Delhi Air Hostess On Her Sudden Death

Delhi News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Tuesday July 17, 2018

The 32-year-old flight attendant jumped off the terrace of her Panchsheel Park home, her husband had told the police on Friday. Her family refused to believe the police and alleged she was murdered. Mayank Singhvi, Anissia's husband, and her in-laws tortured her for dowry, they claimed.

Newly Wed Bengaluru Woman Commits Suicide Allegedly Over Dowry Harassment

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 2, 2017

A newly married woman allegedly committed suicide over dowry harassment by her mother-in-law, at HSR layout in the Bengaluru.

Husband, Father-in-Law Arrested In Alleged Dowry Death Case In Kolkata

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 7, 2017

Two men were arrested from Kolkata's Phoolbagan area on a dowry harassment complaint after a woman died of burn injuries at a hospital, police said today.

Husband, Father-in-Law Arrested In Alleged Dowry Death Case In Kolkata

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 7, 2017

Two men were arrested from Kolkata's Phoolbagan area on a dowry harassment complaint after a woman died of burn injuries at a hospital, police said today.