Dowry
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Sena MP writes to Union minister over BSc textbook containing 'merits, advantages of dowry system'
India | April 04, 2022 19:36 ISTAs per the book, 'ugly girls can be married off with attractive dowry with well or ugly looking boys'.
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'Merits of dowry' in Sociology textbook states 'ugly girls can be married off', netizens left fuming
Trending | April 04, 2022 16:20 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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Man arrested for killing wife over dowry in Delhi
India | June 18, 2021 8:05 ISTThe accused, Kuldeep Singh Rana, works as an assistant to a contractor, they said.
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UP: Woman hangs self to death; in-laws shoot video to 'absolve' themselves of complicities
Crime | April 13, 2021 10:54 ISTIn the video, the deceased, Komal, could be seen preparing to hang herself, as her in-laws wait outside. She can be seen tying a noose around a beam lining the asbestos roof. She is seen gasping as she ties the stole around her neck and tests the grip so it does not give way.
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AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi reacts strongly to the death of Ayesha
News | March 04, 2021 7:20 ISTA woman who jumped into the Sabarmati river after her husband’s torture.
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Muzaffarnagar woman beaten to death by in-laws over dowry
Crime | July 01, 2020 23:09 ISTA woman was allegedly beaten to death on Wednesday by her in-laws in Budhana town of the district over dowry, police said.
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Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal's wife files dowry harassment case against him
India | March 05, 2020 9:48 ISTPriya Bansal, wife of Flipkart co-founder and one of the most storied Indian entrepreneurs Sachin Bansal filed a dowry harassment case against him.
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Three held for killing 20-year-old woman in Delhi
Crime | November 28, 2019 6:57 ISTAccording to police, the victim, Nancy (20), used to work in the event management field. On Tuesday, Nancy's father approached police and said that his daughter's phone was switched off since November 11 and he feared that something had happened to her, they said.
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27-year-old commits suicide in Delhi's Mayur Vihar
Crime | October 16, 2019 19:13 ISTA 27-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her house in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar area, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on October 12.
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Rajasthan: In-laws arrested for thrashing woman over dowry demand
Crime | September 27, 2019 10:46 ISTThe father-in-law, mother-in-law and the husband of the woman were arrested after a video of in-laws beating their daughter-in-law and dragging her by the hair over dowry demand went viral on social media on Wednesday night.
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Panchayats in Mathura ban dowry, lavish feasts
India | September 03, 2019 11:00 IST"Our efforts are to stop these wrong practices and make people aware of the reality. For example, dowry is nothing more than a bribe to the groom's family. The priority should be to educate the girl and make her independent, instead of wasting money by spending lavishly on her wedding," Chaudhary Govind Singh said.
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Husband, in-laws booked over instant-talaq, dowry charges
India | August 30, 2019 10:56 ISTA 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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Woman beaten to death over dowry
Crime | August 19, 2019 17:42 ISTImmediately after marriage, her in-laws started demanding Rs 5 lakh in cash and a car, which he could not meet.
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Bengal man kills wife for giving birth to girl
June 06, 2019 17:29 IST"Lakshmipriya Jana, 25, was killed on Wednesday night. Her husband Shintu Jana has been held for interrogation," a police officer said.
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Uttar Pradesh: Man arrested for beating wife to death for dowry
May 16, 2019 12:08 ISTRuma was married to Achin three years ago and since then she was being harassed over dowry by her husband.
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Man gets five-year jail for abetting wife’s suicide over dowry
May 14, 2019 12:17 ISTThe woman’s father-in-law Balbir Singh and mother-in-law Nirmala Devi were acquitted due to the lack of evidence, the prosecution said.
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Husband, in-laws acquitted in dowry death, harassment case
India | May 13, 2019 13:32 ISTThe in-laws repeatedly demanded Rs 2 lakh from her to buy a hut but since her family could not pay the money, she was harassed and tortured, according to the prosecution.
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Maharashtra woman alleges husband gave her 'triple talaq' on WhatsApp
India | May 09, 2019 11:37 ISTA 23-year-old woman in Thane district of Maharashtra has alleged that her husband divorced her by sending a 'triple talaq' message on her mobile phone, police said on Thursday.
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Kerala: 27-year-old woman starved for dowry, weighed just 20 kg at death
India | March 30, 2019 22:57 ISTIn a shocking case from Kerala's Kollam, a 27-year-old woman was starved to death for dowry so much so that she was reduced to a "bag of a skeleton" and weighed just 20 kgs on her death.
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Woman killed by husband, in-laws for dowry
India | March 27, 2019 12:18 ISTAccording to a complaint filed by Nenshri's father, her in-laws were harassing her for dowry.
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