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Maharashtra Woman Dies By Suicide Over Dowry Harassment Months After Marriage
- Thursday September 11, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
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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"Word Spreads Faster Than Wind About Woman Harassed For Dowry": Top Court
- Friday August 29, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Word spreads faster than the wind about a woman being harassed for dowry by the parents-in-law, the Supreme Court on Friday said while acquitting a woman accused of subjecting her daughter-in-law to cruelty.
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"You're Dark": Techie Who Was Found Dead Was Taunted Over Skin Colour
- Friday August 29, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna, Edited by Samiran Mishra
A 27-year-old woman was found dead in south Bengaluru earlier this week, prompting a police investigation into allegations of dowry harassment and domestic abuse.
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Techie, 27, Found Hanging In Bengaluru, Family Alleges Dowry Death
- Thursday August 28, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
A 27-year-old techie, was found hanging at her home in south Bengaluru's on Tuesday night and her parents have filed a police complaint alleging that she died by suicide because she was subjected to constant harassment for dowry.
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"That Matter Is Different": Nikki Bhati's Father On Dowry Harassment Charge
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
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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Twist In Noida Dowry Case, Nikki Bhati's Sister-In-Law Makes Big Allegation
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Anushka Kumari, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The Noida dowry death case has taken a dramatic turn with fresh allegations surfacing against the victim's family.
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Pregnant Woman Found Dead In Delhi, Family Alleges Dowry Harassment
- Monday August 25, 2025
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Manjiri Chitre
A 22-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Delhi's Dwarka on Monday - four months after her marriage, with her family alleging it to be a case of dowry death.
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Wedding, Affair, Abortion, Assault: UP Woman Dead After 5-Month Torture
- Wednesday August 6, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
A 32-year-old woman who married a Merchant Navy officer five months ago has been found dead in her Lucknow home
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Kerala Woman Found Dead In UAE Flat, Family Alleges Dowry Harassment
- Monday July 21, 2025
- World News | Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
Athulya Sekhar, 29, got married to Satheesh, also a resident of Kerala's Kollam, in 2014.
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Kerala Woman Died By Suicide In UAE, Husband, In-Laws Booked In Dowry Case
- Tuesday July 15, 2025
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
The husband and the in-laws of the 32-year-old Kerala woman, who was found dead with her toddler in the United Arab Emirates's Sharjah, have been booked for a dowry harassment case.
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Ajit Pawar's Party Expels Leader, His Son Named In Dowry-Suicide Case
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Nationalist Congress Party has expelled a local leader and his son after they were named in a dowry harassment and abetment to suicide case, it said on Thursday.
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"Extremely Tortured By Wife, In-Laws": Delhi Cafe Owner's Video Note Before Suicide
- Thursday January 2, 2025
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Samiran Mishra
In a video recorded before his death, 40-year-old Delhi-based cafe owner Puneet Khurana alleged that mental torture and unreasonable demands from his wife Manika Pahwa and in-laws drove him to suicide.
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"Not Every Woman's Suicide Due To Harassment": Court Acquits Husband, In-Laws
- Friday December 20, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A Delhi court has acquitted a man and his family members in the suicidal death case of his wife allegedly due to dowry demands and said there was no presumption every suicide by a married woman was due to harassment.
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Bengaluru Man's "Last Day, Last Moment" Checklist Before He Died By Suicide
- Tuesday December 10, 2024
- India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Rohit Paul
The 34-year-old techie who died by suicide at his home in Bengaluru had been planning his death for months and had prepared a detailed checklist of everything he needed to do in the days leading up to it, ticking off every task once it was done.
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Ex-Fireman In Mumbai Set Wife On Fire For Dowry, Jailed For Life
- Friday January 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A sessions court here sentenced a 33-year-old former fireman to rigorous imprisonment for life for setting his wife on fire after harassing her for dowry in suburban Mulund six years ago.
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Maharashtra Woman Dies By Suicide Over Dowry Harassment Months After Marriage
- Thursday September 11, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
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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www.ndtv.com
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"Word Spreads Faster Than Wind About Woman Harassed For Dowry": Top Court
- Friday August 29, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Word spreads faster than the wind about a woman being harassed for dowry by the parents-in-law, the Supreme Court on Friday said while acquitting a woman accused of subjecting her daughter-in-law to cruelty.
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www.ndtv.com
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"You're Dark": Techie Who Was Found Dead Was Taunted Over Skin Colour
- Friday August 29, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna, Edited by Samiran Mishra
A 27-year-old woman was found dead in south Bengaluru earlier this week, prompting a police investigation into allegations of dowry harassment and domestic abuse.
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www.ndtv.com
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Techie, 27, Found Hanging In Bengaluru, Family Alleges Dowry Death
- Thursday August 28, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
A 27-year-old techie, was found hanging at her home in south Bengaluru's on Tuesday night and her parents have filed a police complaint alleging that she died by suicide because she was subjected to constant harassment for dowry.
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www.ndtv.com
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"That Matter Is Different": Nikki Bhati's Father On Dowry Harassment Charge
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
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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www.ndtv.com
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Twist In Noida Dowry Case, Nikki Bhati's Sister-In-Law Makes Big Allegation
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Anushka Kumari, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The Noida dowry death case has taken a dramatic turn with fresh allegations surfacing against the victim's family.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pregnant Woman Found Dead In Delhi, Family Alleges Dowry Harassment
- Monday August 25, 2025
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Manjiri Chitre
A 22-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Delhi's Dwarka on Monday - four months after her marriage, with her family alleging it to be a case of dowry death.
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www.ndtv.com
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Wedding, Affair, Abortion, Assault: UP Woman Dead After 5-Month Torture
- Wednesday August 6, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
A 32-year-old woman who married a Merchant Navy officer five months ago has been found dead in her Lucknow home
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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Woman Found Dead In UAE Flat, Family Alleges Dowry Harassment
- Monday July 21, 2025
- World News | Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
Athulya Sekhar, 29, got married to Satheesh, also a resident of Kerala's Kollam, in 2014.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Woman Died By Suicide In UAE, Husband, In-Laws Booked In Dowry Case
- Tuesday July 15, 2025
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
The husband and the in-laws of the 32-year-old Kerala woman, who was found dead with her toddler in the United Arab Emirates's Sharjah, have been booked for a dowry harassment case.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ajit Pawar's Party Expels Leader, His Son Named In Dowry-Suicide Case
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Nationalist Congress Party has expelled a local leader and his son after they were named in a dowry harassment and abetment to suicide case, it said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Extremely Tortured By Wife, In-Laws": Delhi Cafe Owner's Video Note Before Suicide
- Thursday January 2, 2025
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Samiran Mishra
In a video recorded before his death, 40-year-old Delhi-based cafe owner Puneet Khurana alleged that mental torture and unreasonable demands from his wife Manika Pahwa and in-laws drove him to suicide.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Not Every Woman's Suicide Due To Harassment": Court Acquits Husband, In-Laws
- Friday December 20, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A Delhi court has acquitted a man and his family members in the suicidal death case of his wife allegedly due to dowry demands and said there was no presumption every suicide by a married woman was due to harassment.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Man's "Last Day, Last Moment" Checklist Before He Died By Suicide
- Tuesday December 10, 2024
- India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Rohit Paul
The 34-year-old techie who died by suicide at his home in Bengaluru had been planning his death for months and had prepared a detailed checklist of everything he needed to do in the days leading up to it, ticking off every task once it was done.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ex-Fireman In Mumbai Set Wife On Fire For Dowry, Jailed For Life
- Friday January 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A sessions court here sentenced a 33-year-old former fireman to rigorous imprisonment for life for setting his wife on fire after harassing her for dowry in suburban Mulund six years ago.
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www.ndtv.com