Dowry Harassment
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Newlywed dies after fall from third floor of flat in Delhi; family alleges dowry harassment, murder
Delhi | Jul 05, 2026, 03:33 PM ISTPolice said they are examining every aspect of the case and the enquiry is continuing. Statements of the woman's relatives and other witnesses are also being recorded as part of the investigation.
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'Spied with CCTV': 26-year-old woman dies by suicide over a month after marriage; husband arrested
Maharashtra | Jun 18, 2026, 01:32 PM ISTThe victim was identified as 26-year-old Vishakha Tilekar. She was found dead at her matrimonial home on June 17. The police have registered a case now and arrested the accused husband.
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Twisha Sharma's mother-in-law made calls to judiciary-linked people day after death, alleges family
India | May 21, 2026, 01:12 PM ISTTwisha Sharma death case: Twisha Sharma was found dead on the night of May 12 at her marital home in Bhopal's Katara Hills area. Police registered an FIR, charging her husband, advocate Samarth Singh, and her mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, with dowry death and harassment.
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Twisha Sharma death case: She was a drug addict, claims mother-in-law in bail plea
India | May 18, 2026, 08:19 PM ISTTwisha Sharma death case: The 33-year-old's family has refuted the charges, though, and demanded a second post-mortem at Delhi AIIMS. The family members also demanded that Twisha's husband, Samarth Singh, must be arrested immediately.
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'My life has become hell...': Twisha Sharma's desperate message to family days before death
India | May 18, 2026, 04:57 PM ISTIn 2025, Twisha Sharma got married to Bhopal-based advocate Samarth Singh, a year after meeting him through a dating app. But things turned upside down for Twisha and she was found dead on May 12 at her in-laws' residence in the Katara Hills area of Bhopal.
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Woman jumps to death in Noida; family alleges dowry harassment despite Rs 1 crore wedding expenses
Uttar Pradesh | May 18, 2026, 01:25 PM ISTA case involving the death of a married woman under suspicious circumstances has come to light in Greater Noida. The deceased's family members have accused her in-laws of harassing her for dowry and physically assaulting her.
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Delhi: Newlywed woman found dead in bed box, husband missing; dowry harassment suspected
Delhi | May 12, 2026, 07:18 PM ISTPolice stated that the case came to light on the night of May 8 after the landlord informed them about a strong foul smell coming from a tenant’s room in the Laxmanpuri locality. When officers reached the spot, they found the woman’s decomposed body hidden inside a bed.
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Newly-wed woman dies by suicide after alleged dowry harassment in Karnataka; husband, in-laws held
Karnataka | Dec 25, 2025, 08:04 PM ISTDuring preliminary inquiry, the husband's family told the police that they were not at home at the time of the incident. However, no suicide note has been recovered so far.
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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 | Feb 16, 2025, 09:36 AM ISTThe 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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'Married women misusing laws': Supreme Court's big remark after Bengaluru techie dies by suicide
Business | Dec 11, 2024, 03:35 PM ISTThe concern from the Supreme Court came amid growing demands for justice for 34-year-old Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, who died by suicide after accusing his former wife of filing false cases against him to extort money.
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Uttar Pradesh: Woman kills self over dowry harassment in Ballia
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 20, 2023, 09:10 PM ISTUttar 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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'Merits of dowry' in Sociology textbook states 'ugly girls can be married off', netizens left fuming
Trending | Apr 04, 2022, 04:20 PM ISTA Sociology textbook that is part of the curriculum for a nursing course and is prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council mentions, in one of the chapters, the 'merits of dowry'. As images of the appended chapter were shared on social media, netizens reacted.
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Kerala govt moots dowry harassment helpline after woman tortured to death by husband
India | Jun 23, 2021, 11:28 AM ISTA 24-year-old woman was found dead at her husband's residence near Sasthamkotta in Kerala's Kollam district on Monday, which the family alleges was the outcome of dowry harassment.
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MP: BJP MLA's daughter alleges dowry harassment, domestic violence by husband & in-laws
Crime | Oct 08, 2020, 02:56 PM ISTThe legislator's daughter got married around five years back to Sonu Adivasi of Mayapur village under Karahal police station limits in Sheopur, he said. "MLA Sitaram Adivasi's daughter has given a complaint based on which a case of dowry harassment, domestic violence and other related charges has been registered against her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law," Karahal police station in-charge Rajesh Sharma said.
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Retired Hyderabad HC judge's daughter-in-law, submits video to police
India | Sep 23, 2019, 10:01 PM ISTThe complainant, who had told police about the "video evidence" was asked to share the CCTV footage and accordingly, she gave the CDs, containing the videos, the official told PTI, adding that "police will submit it before the court."
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Retired Hyderabad HC judge, his family assault daughter-in-law | Video
India | Sep 21, 2019, 03:54 PM ISTOn April 26, a case was filed against the former judge, his wife, son and their house help at the Central Crime Station in Hyderabad. The case was filed under sections 498A (cruelty by husband and relatives), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code and Dowry Prohibition Act.
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SC modifies order on dowry harassment, scraps anticipatory bail provision in new ruling
India | Sep 14, 2018, 02:27 PM ISTThe bench headed by chief Justice Dipak Misra and comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud also scrapped the pre-arrest and anticipatory bail provision in dowry harassment cases.
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Dowry harassment case registered against IPS officer
India | Aug 22, 2018, 09:19 PM ISTSingh's mother-in-law had last month submitted a complaint against him to the state's Director General of Police as well as Dantewada police.
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Air hostess jumps off terrace at Delhi house, family alleges 'conspiracy' over dowry
India | Jul 16, 2018, 01:04 PM ISTAnisiya Batra was in her 40s and worked with a German airline. She allegedly jumped from the terrace of her house on Friday, they said.
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Radhe Maa questioned for second time in dowry harassment case
India | Aug 19, 2015, 10:27 PM ISTMumbai: Self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa was today questioned for the second time by Mumbai police in connection with a dowry harassment case."Maa was summoned by us with regard to the domestic violence case and dowry