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 love marriage between two civil services aspirants in Bihar has allegedly turned into a murder case, with police arresting a woman sub-inspector accused of having an extramarital affair with the victim's husband. The victim's brother filed an FIR alleging dowry harassment and murder.
New research indicates dowry deaths in India, despite rising numbers, no longer provoke widespread public anger or political debate as they once did. Thousands of women are still killed annually over dowry disputes, a practice outlawed in 1961.
Akriti, a newlywed sales executive, died hours after a workplace celebration in South Delhi, allegedly falling from a building. Her family accuses her husband, Arastu Sikka, and his relatives of dowry harassment and cruelty, leading to her death. Police have arrested the husband.
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.
A 28-year-old newlywed woman died after allegedly falling from a residential building in south Delhi's Palika Kunj. Her family claims she was harassed for dowry and alleges foul play, while police investigate all angles, including suicide.
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 29-year-old woman, Priyanka Kamalakar, was allegedly strangled to death by her husband, Basavaraj Waddar, in Dharwad district, India. Police arrested four individuals, including the husband, on charges of murder and dowry harassment, citing demands for cash and gold, and taunts about her weight.
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 Bhopal court extended the judicial custody of Samarth Singh, husband of model Twisha Sharma, and his mother, former judge Giribala Singh, by 14 days. They are accused in a dowry harassment case and Twisha's death on May 12.
Former district judge Giribala Singh alleged in a Bhopal court that lawyer Anurag Srivastava assaulted her son, Samarth Singh, during a hearing in the dowry death case of Twisha Sharma. Srivastava denied the claim, suggesting CCTV footage could verify it. Giribala also criticized the "media trial" and raised concerns about CBI's crime scene recreation.
A CBI court in Bhopal has sent Samarth Singh, husband of the late Twisha Sharma, and his mother, Giribala Singh, to 14-day judicial custody. They are accused in the dowry death case of Twisha Sharma.
A CBI court in Bhopal is expected to send former district judge Giribala Singh and her lawyer son Samarth Singh to judicial custody in connection with the dowry death of Twisha Sharma. The duo were produced in court after the CBI did not seek further remand.
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.
The Supreme Court sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife for dowry, questioning society's role in sending women back to abusive homes. The court noted the victim repeatedly informed her parents of harassment, but patch-up efforts led to her death.
Medipally police filed a dowry harassment and assault case against an Uppal resident and his family after a London-returned IT professional accused them of demanding additional dowry, threatening her, and assaulting her, leading to her hospitalization. A domestic violence case is already pending against the accused.
A 24-year-old woman, Fathimath Sufaida, died in Kasaragod, Kerala, after allegedly consuming acid at her husband's home. Her family claims she faced mental and physical harassment, including dowry-related abuse, and that an altercation preceded the incident. Her husband has been taken into custody.
The Madhya Pradesh high court will hear a petition seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail for retired judge Giribala Singh, accused in her daughter-in-law's dowry death case. The victim's family filed the plea after the Bhopal sessions court granted bail.
Last rites for former actor-model Twisha Sharma, who died under suspicious circumstances, were held in Bhopal. Her family alleges dowry harassment and murder, while her in-laws claim suicide. The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance, and a second post-mortem was conducted by an AIIMS Delhi team.
Twisha Sharma, found dead in Bhopal, was cremated after a second post-mortem ordered by the High Court. Her family alleges dowry harassment by her husband and mother-in-law. The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance, and the MP govt recommended a CBI probe.
Twisha Sharma's last rites were performed in Bhopal as her family demands justice in the alleged dowry death case. The Supreme Court's suo motu cognisance has brought hope, with an AIIMS team conducting a second autopsy.
