Dowry

UP: Woman’s family sets in-laws’ house ablaze after she commits suicide over dowry harassment in Prayagraj, two dead

Anshika Kesarwani locked herself in a room before hanging herself on Monday. Following this, her in-laws alerted her parents, who arrived. After busting down the door to the room, they…

6,450 dowry deaths in 2022: Shahana’s suicide brings under the spotlight the chronic social evil afflicting modern India

A World Bank blog published in 2021 said dowry is not just a social evil endemic to the Hindu society but also afflicts the Muslim society significantly.

Kerala: 26-year old Doctor Shahana commits suicide after fellow Doctor E A Ruwais breaks marriage over dowry demand of BMW, Gold, and land

The accused PG doctor has been identified as Dr E A Ruwais and has been taken into custody by the Police. He has been charged with abetment to suicide and…

UP: Woman to sit in protest after husband gave her triple talaq over phone from Bengaluru; accuses in-laws of harassment over dowry

A woman in Uttar Pradesh filed a case against her husband accusing him of giving her triple talaq over phone.

Man gives triple talaq to wife over phone from Saudi Arabia for not receiving cash and gold chain in dowry

A man gave triple talaq to wife over phone from Saudi Arabia for not receiving cash and gold chain in dowry.

Moradabad: Aamir Ali, who wanted to convert to marry his Hindu girlfriend, arrested for dowry, domestic violence against his wife

His wife has now filed a complaint with the Moradabad police, accusing Aamir of cheating, cruelty, domestic violence and solicitation of dowry.

Mohammed Shami’s estranged wife moves SC seeking lift stay on his arrest, alleges he had sex with prostitutes in BCCI hotel rooms, demanded dowry

Mohammad Shami's estranged wife, Hasin Jahan, has petitioned the Supreme Court to reopen the criminal case against him

Hyderabad: Mohammad Zakeer calls off wedding after bride’s family gives used furniture as dowry

Mohammad Zakeer from Hyderabad called off his wedding, claiming that the bride's family was giving him secondhand furniture as dowry

Bihar: Veterinary doctor forcefully married after getting kidnapped in Begusarai, ‘Pakdaua Vyah’ reported again

Satyam Kumar, who is a veterinary doctor, was called to check livestock but was kidnapped and forcefully married to a woman in Bihar.

Maharashtra: 22-year-old Nusrat Imran Qureshi killed for dowry in Jalna, in-laws arrested, 7 others booked

Nusrat got married to Imran Qureshi in March 2022. After a month or so, the victim's in-laws began to harass her for dowry.