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  Twisha Sharma Hearing LIVE: CBI team heads to Bhopal after SC hearing, fresh probe set to begin

  India | May 25, 2026 18:34 IST

  The Supreme Court hearing in the Twisha Sharma case focused on ensuring a fair investigation while preventing public commentary from influencing the probe. The bench observed that it was “slightly at pain” over some developments in the case.

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  Twisha Sharma's husband, absconding since her death on May 12, ready to surrender: Lawyer

  India | May 22, 2026 15:55 IST

  Twisha Sharma death case: Samarth Singh, the husband of 33-year-old Twisha Sharma who died on May 12, is ready to surrender, his lawyer has informed the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Singh has been absconding since Twisha's death earlier this month.

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  Twisha Sharma death case: Absconding husband moves MP High Court for anticipatory bail

  Madhya Pradesh | May 21, 2026 17:41 IST

  Earlier, a magistrate court had rejected Samarth Singh’s anticipatory bail application while granting relief to his mother, a retired district and sessions judge who is also named in the FIR.

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  Greater Noida dowry: CCTV footage gives new twist in Nikki Bhati's death case

  India | August 26, 2025 12:08 IST

  New video evidence in Greater Noida dowry case appears to show accused absent during the incident. In the video, a man believed to be Vipin is seen in a checkered shirt and blue trousers near a white car outside the house.

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  Greater Noida death: Accused Vipin’s cousin claims Nikki set herself on fire, cites CCTV footage

  India | August 26, 2025 11:26 IST

  A widely circulated video showing Nikki being beaten was posted online by Kanchan, but Vipin’s family alleges that it is misleading and edited. They say the video is from February and is unrelated to the current incident.

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  Greater Noida dowry: After husband, victim’s mother-in-law arrested; Vipin sent to judicial custody

  India | August 24, 2025 21:15 IST

  In the Greater Noida dowry murder case, police have arrested Nikki’s mother-in-law for her alleged role in the Rs 36-lakh dowry-related killing. This follows the shooting and arrest of Nikki’s husband, Vipin Bhati, the main accused.

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  Operation Sindoor commando booked in wife's death, Supreme Court says 'not an excuse for cruelty'

  India | June 24, 2025 16:12 IST

  In 2004, an Amritsar trial court convicted Singh after evidence showed his wife died from strangulation by him and his father-in-law, witnessed by her brother and sister-in-law.

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  26-year-old woman burnt alive for dowry in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit

  Crime | April 09, 2025 20:52 IST

  Uttar Pradesh horror: Before succumbing to her injuries, the victim narrated the entire sequence of events to her brother Amar Pal.

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  SC expresses concerns over dowry deaths: 'Courts are duty bound to deeply scrutinise circumstances'

  India | March 03, 2025 21:30 IST

  The Supreme Court said a superficial application of bail parameters not only undermined the gravity of the offence itself but also risked weakening public faith in the judiciary's resolve to combat the menace of dowry deaths.

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  UP: In-laws inject HIV-infected needle to woman after her family fails to give Rs 10 lakh dowry, SUV

  Uttar Pradesh | February 16, 2025 9:36 IST

  The victim was married in February 2023 and the incident took place in 2024. In between this, she was once kicked out of the house by in-laws but returned after three months when the village panchayat intervened. The in-laws were demanded Rs 10-lakh and an SUV.

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  Man ends life, accuses wife of harassment in Indore : 'I request govt to bring change in Dowry Act'

  Madhya Pradesh | January 30, 2025 20:06 IST

  The suicide case comes days after Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash ended his life accusing his wife and in-laws of harassing him, triggering a nationwide debate over laws favouring women.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Woman kills self over dowry harassment in Ballia

  Uttar Pradesh | July 20, 2023 21:10 IST

  Uttar Pradesh crime news: Deputy Superintendent of Police (Sadar) Ashok Mishra said Tara Verma hanged herself at her in-laws' home in Sagarpali village on Wednesday.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Woman attacked with axe over dowry demand in Modinagar | DETAILS

  Uttar Pradesh | June 02, 2023 17:49 IST

  Uttar Pradesh crime news: According to reports, the woman was assaulted for failing to meet their demands for dowry. She was also threatened in front of the people who watched the tragic incident in broad daylight.

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  Nawazuddin Siddiqui case: Mumbai court rejects dowry harassment pleas against actor

  Celebrities | February 24, 2023 6:40 IST

  In petitions filed before the magistrate's court, Zainab had sought direction to the Versova police station in suburban Mumbai for registering an FIR (first information report) against Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his mother under IPC sections 498A, 509 and other related provisions.

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  Tripura: 17-yr-old burnt to death over Rs 50,000 dowry demand, two arrested

  Crime | December 08, 2019 14:29 IST

  Ajoy Rudra Pal (21) and his mother, Minati, were arrested, based on a complaint filed by the girl's family with Santirbazar police station in South Tripura, Officer-in-Charge Narayan Chandra Saha said.

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  Odisha: 25-year-old woman set ablaze by in-laws succumbs to burn injuries

  Crime | November 06, 2019 12:18 IST

  A 25-year old pregnant woman who was set ablaze allegedly by her in-laws in Odishas Ganjam district has succumbed to her burn injuries, police said on Wednesday. The victim identified as Mamali, wife of Tukuna Panigrahy of Debabhumi area under Aska Police Station limit, died at the MKCG Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday during treatment.

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  Husband, in-laws booked over instant-talaq, dowry charges

  India | August 30, 2019 10:56 IST

   A case has been registered against a man for allegedly giving instant triple talaq to a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Friday

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  Man bites woman's nose, father slits her ear in dowry dispute

  India | August 26, 2019 15:55 IST

  Ashfaq bit Gulshan's nose, while Izhaar slit her ear with a knife, after which the father-son duo escaped, leaving Gulshan unconscious. The police was informed and they rushed Gulshan to hospital.

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  6 members of family booked for harassing woman for dowry

  Crime | July 19, 2019 13:05 IST

  Six members of a family, including four women, have been booked on charges of harassing a housewife for Rs 25 lakh dowry in Thane in Maharashtra, police said on Friday.  

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  Three members of a Odisha family sentenced to life in dowry death case

  India | March 06, 2019 17:55 IST

  A court here on Wednesday sentenced three members of a family, including an elderly couple, to life imprisonment in a dowry death case.