dowry harassment

Kanpur (UP), April 1 A 25-year-old woman has accused her husband and in-laws of forcing her to participate in naked occult rituals, sexually abusing her, and subjecting her to prolonged physical and mental torture, police said on Wednesday.According to the FIR, the woman, a resident of...

Lucknow, March 30 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday quashed an order of a magistrate court which had rejected a woman's plea seeking production of income proof and property details of her husband in connection with a case of domestic violence.The court ordered the...

New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a dowry harassment case against a woman's in-laws and sister-in-law in Uttar Pradesh, stating that vague allegations in matrimonial disputes should not be allowed to trigger criminal prosecution against a husband's relatives.A bench of...

Gandhinagar, March 24 – Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi argued in the Gujarat Assembly on Tuesday that the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was essential to address the legal inequalities faced by women.Speaking during the discussion after the legislation was tabled by Chief Minister...

Pratapgarh/Chandauli (UP), March 23 Police have registered an FIR against a sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) posted in Chandauli and five of his family members for allegedly harassing his wife, also an SDM, for dowry, officials said on Monday.Circle Officer Prashant Raj Huda said the case was...

Gorakhpur (UP), March 22 A newly married man absconded with the Rs 15 lakh given to him as dowry by the bride's family, and it came to light later that he was allegedly involved in a series of scams, police said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Pritam Kumar Nishad from Etawah, allegedly...

Karimnagar (Telangana), March 18 A 20-year-old pregnant YouTuber was allegedly murdered by her husband in the Jagtial district of Telangana, police said on Wednesday.The victim, identified as Vaishnavi, was found lying in a pool of blood at her parents' residence in the Madhapur village on...

New Delhi, March 16 An assistant sub-inspector of the Delhi Police was arrested by the vigilance unit while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a man in connection with a dowry harassment case, officials said on Monday.The accused, ASI Rohtash Kumar, was stationed at the Geeta Colony...

Bengaluru, March 16 A 24-year-old married woman who was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home has died, and her husband has been arrested in connection with the incident, police said on Monday.The deceased, Shruthi, was a resident of Yelahanka, and her maternal family has claimed it to...

Ballia (UP), March 10 Police have arrested a couple and booked their son after their daughter-in-law allegedly committed suicide due to harassment related to dowry, officials said on Tuesday.According to a complaint received from the victim's father, Shri Nath, Radhika married Kamlesh Kushwaha...

Kanpur, March 9 A 35-year-old model has filed a fresh complaint in a Kanpur court against her IPL cricketer husband, Amit Mishra, accusing him and his family members of dowry harassment, assault, and abetting suicide, officials said on Monday.The complaint was filed before the court of an...

Bhadohi (UP), March 8 An FIR has been registered against a man and seven of his family members for allegedly giving his wife triple talaq and harassing her over dowry, officials said on Sunday.The case was filed on a complaint by 21-year-old Jannat Bano against her husband, Dr Zainul Abedin...

Bengaluru, March 4 A 35-year-old tech professional allegedly died by suicide after a domestic argument with her mother-in-law, police said on Wednesday.The deceased has been identified as Sushma.She worked for an IT firm and was married to Puneeth Kumar for five years. The couple had a...

Jaipur, March 2 Three children were found dead in a water tank inside their house in the Sawai Madhopur district on Monday, while their mother is believed to have died by suicide at the Bharatpur railway station, police said.The incident appears to be linked to domestic disputes and alleged...

Bijnor (UP), February 28 Two men were sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, allegedly threatening the presiding judge and the complainant in open court after the verdict was pronounced here, officials said on Saturday.Assistant District Government Counsel Ajit Pawar said that on Thursday...

Thane, February 26 Police in Thane have registered a case against a man and his family members for allegedly harassing his pregnant wife for dowry and assaulting her, leading to a miscarriage, officials said on Thursday.The victim, from Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district, got married to...

Gorakhpur (UP), February 24 Celebrations turned into mourning after a 21-year-old woman died under alleged suspicious circumstances just two days after her wedding in the P P Ganj area here, with her family accusing the in-laws of murder.The deceased, identified as Seema, was married to Manoj...

Dehradun, February 23 The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday observed that no matter how strong the suspicion, it cannot replace evidence.Justice Ashish Naithani made this observation while hearing an appeal filed against the sessions court verdict in a suicide case that occurred in the Khatima...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), February 20 In what appears to be a case of dowry-related death, the body of a woman was found hanging from the ceiling at her in-laws' house here, police said on Friday.Five people, including the woman's husband, have been booked in connection with the incident that took...

Bhadohi (UP), February 15 Police in this area have booked the husband and in-laws of a pregnant woman for allegedly attacking her with the intent of causing abortion, following "repeated harassment" over dowry, police said on Sunday.According to police, a case was registered based on a...