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Dowry death case after woman dies from burns

The Times of India 29 Mar 2025
Her family has filed a dowry death case, accusing her in-laws of setting her on fire.According ... Suman's father, Sukharam, filed a dowry death case at PTM police station.
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Man, mother sentenced for wife’s dowry death in Chaitaniyapuri

The Siasat Daily 28 Mar 2025
A man and his mother were sentenced by a local court for harassing and assaulting his wife for dowry, eventually leading to her death ... eventually leading to her death.
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Man jailed for life, mother for 7 years in Hyderabad dowry death case

Indian Express 28 Mar 2025
The court ruled their continued harassment over additional dowry led to the victim's death .
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Man booked over alleged dowry harassment

Deccan Herald 27 Mar 2025
Following a woman’s death, her husband has been arrested by the ...
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Crimes against women fell significantly under BJP govt: CM

The Times of India 26 Mar 2025
... (29.4%), dowry deaths (20.1%) and dowry harassment (4.6%).'To strengthen women's safety infrastructure, the govt has allocated Rs 152.6 crore for 2025-26 under the Subhadra Security scheme.
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Harshita Brella murder: Delhi police accused of ‘incompetence’

Channel 4 26 Mar 2025
“I have no option but to be hopeful. There is no power in my hands ... Pankaj Lamba ... That’s all ... Whilst Pankaj Lamba’s whereabouts remain unknown, his mother and father have been arrested relating to a dowry death case filed by the Brella family ... 3m.
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Husband, parents get life term for killing pregnant woman for dowry

The Times of India 25 Mar 2025
... Kumar, a seed trader, and his parents, Guddi Devi and Ved Pal, under IPC sections 498A (cruelty towards a married woman), 304B (dowry death) and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
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Man held for killing wife for dowry

The Times of India 25 Mar 2025
... against Kajal's husband, who worked as a painter, and her in-laws under Sections 85 (cruelty against women in domestic relationships) and 82 (dowry death), along with the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
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8 years of service, security and good governance

The Times of India 25 Mar 2025
LUCKNOW ... However, from 2017 to March 2025, a lot has changed in the state ... In crimes against women and minors, 27,425 cases have been prosecuted, including 11,254 cases under the POCSO Act and 3,775 cases of dowry-related deaths.
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10 laws a women must know in India

The Times of India 24 Mar 2025
The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961Why Women Must Know. Despite legal prohibitions, dowry-related harassment and deaths continue to occur. Women must understand their right to refuse dowry demands and take legal action against perpetrators.Section 3.
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6 of family booked for killing 25-yr-old woman for dowry

The Times of India 18 Mar 2025
... husband, his parents and three other family members were booked under BNS sections 85 (subjecting a woman to cruelty), 80 (2) (dowry death), and other provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
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Harshita Brella murder suspect's parents arrested in India on suspicion of 'causing her death by ...

The Daily Mail 18 Mar 2025
... in connection with a demand for dowry, the BBC has reported. The arrests, which are understood to have followed a complaint from Ms Brella's family, were made under India's 'dowry death' law.
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'Found fault with everything I did': Teacher ends life over abuse, says in last text ‘don’t want son to be like husband’

The Times of India 18 Mar 2025
Kaushik, Sharma and his mother Manju were charged under BNS sections 85 (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 80 (2) (punishment for dowry death), 115 (2) (voluntarily ...
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Teacher ends life over abuse, says in last text ‘don’t want son to be like husband’

The Times of India 17 Mar 2025
Kaushik, Sharma and his mother Manju were charged under BNS sections 85 (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 80 (2) (punishment for dowry death), 115 (2) (voluntarily ...
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Woman, 35, killed over dowry in Haridwar

The Times of India 16 Mar 2025
... the victim's brother, Ishrar Ahmad, a resident of Chhutmalpur in Saharanpur, police registered a case under BNS section 80-2 (dowry death) against the victim's husband, his parents, and six brothers.

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