A 21-year-old woman, married for 16 days, was found dead in a river in Bareilly, India. Her family alleges dowry-related murder by her in-laws. Police are investigating.
A 28-year-old newlywed woman, Akriti, died hours after a wedding celebration at her workplace in South Delhi. Police registered a dowry death case and arrested her husband, while her family alleges dowry harassment and murder. Preliminary findings suggest suicide, but the family disputes this, citing alleged physical assault and torture.
Police exhumed the body of a 28-year-old pregnant woman in Muzaffarnagar, India, following her father's allegations of murder over dowry demands. A case has been registered against her husband and in-laws.
Police exhumed the body of a 28-year-old pregnant woman in Muzaffarnagar after her father alleged she was murdered over dowry demands. A case has been registered against her husband and in-laws.
A 28-year-old newlywed woman, Akriti, died after allegedly falling from the third floor of a residential complex in Delhi's Lodhi Colony. Her family has accused her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment and murder, rejecting the possibility of suicide.
A 26-year-old woman in Ambernath, India, died by suicide 1.5 months after her wedding. Her family accuses her doctor husband and in-laws of dowry harassment, physical abuse, and surveillance via CCTV, leading to their arrest.
A 23-year-old newlywed woman, Mona Sankhwar, died in Etawah three months after her marriage. Her family alleges murder by her in-laws, who claim she committed suicide. Police have detained the father-in-law, while the husband and mother-in-law are absconding.
A 32-year-old woman in Dehradun was allegedly locked in a toilet for 10 months and subjected to severe domestic violence by her in-laws, including assaults with bottles and sticks. The incident came to light after her father filed a police complaint.
Social media influencer Mansi was found dead in Kanpur under suspicious circumstances. Her family alleges dowry-related harassment and murder by her husband Sagar Rajput and in-laws, claiming the incident was staged as a suicide. A protest was held demanding justice.
Samarth Singh, husband of former model-actor Twisha Sharma, remanded to CBI custody in connection with her alleged dowry death in Bhopal.
India's Supreme Court rules in-laws can't be prosecuted for cruelty or dowry demands without specific allegations
A 25-year-old woman in Gorakhpur, India, allegedly died by suicide after an argument with her husband over a video call. Her family accuses the husband and in-laws of harassment and abetting the suicide.
Lakshmi Priya, 26, died at her residence in Bengaluru. Her family claims her husband and in-laws subjected her to harassment, leading to her death. Police are investigating a case of dowry death and cruelty.
The family of Deepika Nagar, 24, who died after falling from her in-laws' terrace in Greater Noida, has demanded a fast-track court trial. They allege dowry torture and murder. Police have arrested four, including her husband, and are searching for three others.
Veena Kumari, 25, died in Delhi after allegedly falling from her terrace amid severe dowry harassment. Her family claims her husband and in-laws demanded more dowry, beat her, and taunted her even during pregnancy. Police have arrested the husband and his brother.
A 19-year-old Nagpur woman, tortured for dowry and sexually harassed by her brother-in-law, was strangled to death by her in-laws, who initially claimed it was a heart attack. An autopsy revealed strangulation, leading to the arrest of her husband and brother-in-law.
A 21-year-old newlywed woman, Palak Rajak, allegedly died by suicide in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Her family accuses her in-laws of dowry harassment and demands for a vehicle, alleging she was murdered. Police are investigating and will register a case against the in-laws.
A 24-year-old woman in Ballari, Karnataka, died by suicide due to alleged dowry harassment. Police arrested her husband, a veterinarian, after her father filed a complaint citing mental harassment and abuse. A death note reportedly details the accusations.
Autopsy of Deepika Nagar, accused of dowry harassment by in-laws, reveals severe external and internal injuries. Her family alleges murder after torture, while in-laws claim suicide. Husband and father-in-law arrested.
Navnidhi Sharma, father of Twisha Sharma found dead at her in-laws', demands a fresh post-mortem at AIIMS-Delhi, alleging a cover-up and rejecting drug claims. He accuses his son-in-law of being a drug addict and criticizes anticipatory bail for the mother-in-law.
A 24-year-old woman died by suicide in Greater Noida, allegedly due to dowry harassment by her husband and in-laws. Police have arrested the husband and father-in-law. Separately, a 33-year-old Noida woman was found dead in Bhopal under suspicious circumstances, with her family alleging dowry harassment.
A 22-year-old woman's suspicious death in Greater Noida has led to an arrest. Monika Nagar, married for three months, allegedly died due to property disputes with her husband and in-laws. Her mother claims they attempted to burn her body and escape. Police are investigating, with the postmortem inconclusive.
Bengaluru leads the nation in dowry prohibition cases, accounting for 87% of metropolitan city incidents with 878 registered. The city also recorded 25 dowry-related deaths and the highest number of crimes against women under special and local laws. Cruelty against wives by husbands or in-laws also saw a significant number of cases in Karnataka.
A bouncer fatally shot his two sisters-in-law in Raipur following a domestic dispute over his child. The accused, Jitendra Verma, went to his in-laws' home in an inebriated state after his wife left with their child. He surrendered to the police after the incident.
