Woman dies after being set on fire for dowry in Uttar Pradesh, 8 booked

Mar 30, 2024, at 11:47 pm

A 22-year-old woman was set on fire and killed allegedly by her husband and in-laws after failing to meet dowry demand in Sirsaganj area of Firozabad district here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police sources said.

Bihar woman killed in Saran for not getting motorcycle as dowry

Jan 30, 2024, at 10:26 pm

A 20-year-old woman was killed in Bihar's Saran district for not getting a motorcycle as dowry, police said on Tuesday.

Kerala doctor commits suicide after boyfriend refuses to marry over BMW, gold demand

Dec 07, 2023, at 11:16 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: A 26-year-old female doctor in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram committed suicide allegedly following her boyfriend's refusal to marry her due to her family's inability to meet dowry demands.

Rajasthan dowry death: Three sisters, two of them pregnant, commit suicide along with children

May 29, 2022, at 06:46 am

Jaipur: Three sisters, who had been married in the same family, committed suicide along with two children. One of the children was aged four and the other was an infant of 27-days. Two of the women were also pregnant when they killed themselves, media reports said.

Woman dies under mysterious circumstances in Uttar Pradesh, family alleges dowry death

Apr 27, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Bhadohi, Apr 27 (UNI) A married woman died under mysterious circumstances in the city Kotwali area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, even as her family alleged that she was killed by her in-laws.

Assam: Over 1700 women, minor girls killed in rape, witch hunting, dowry since 2006

Apr 03, 2018, at 12:33 am

Guwahatia, Apr 2 (IBNS): A shocking data has been revealed by the Assam government that, more than 1700 women and minor girls were killed in cases related to rape, witch hunting, dowry in the state in past 11 years.