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    Kanpur Woman Accuses Family of Abuse and Ritual Participation

    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...
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    Family Members Protected from Criminal Prosecution in Matrimonial Dispute

    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...
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    Dowry Harassment Leads to Suicide, Family Booked

    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...
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    Man and Family Booked Over Alleged Dowry Murder in Ballia

    Ballia (UP), March 6 Police have registered a case against a man and four of his family members for allegedly murdering his 32-year-old wife and hanging her body to make it appear as a suicide in the Bairia area here, an officer said on Friday.The deceased has been identified as Sonam Singh...
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    Uttar Pradesh Woman Suffers Assault During Dowry Dispute

    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...
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