Islamabad, March 11 – The Standing Committee on Interior of the Pakistan National Assembly recently rejected a bill that aimed to ban dowry, deeming it "impractical." With an estimated 2,000 brides killed in Pakistan each year due to dowry disputes, the rejection of this legislation is not only...
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Gurugram, March 9 A 28-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide along with her three daughters by jumping into a well in a village in Haryana's Nuh district on Monday, police said.The deceased woman's father, Hanif, in his complaint, alleged that his daughter took the extreme step due to her...
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Mumbai, March 9 Crimes related to dowry have declined in Maharashtra over the last five years, Minister Pankaj Bhoyar said on Monday, emphasizing that the state government has intensified its crackdown on the practice through vigilance committees and special investigation teams.Responding to a...
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Muzaffarnagar (UP), March 6 A 26-year-old woman hanged herself at her residence here on Friday, police said, after allegedly being subjected to pressure from her in-laws for more dowry.The family of the victim, Rubi Kashyap, alleged that she was harassed for more dowry after her marriage to...
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...
Indore, March 2 A social organization working for men's welfare in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, staged a controversial protest on the occasion of 'Holika Dahan' on Monday, burning pictures of 11 women accused of murdering children.Police said the event is under investigation.Ashok Dashora...
Kochi, February 24 A case has been registered against a 32-year-old man for allegedly pronouncing triple talaq over the phone and subjecting his wife to cruelty, police said on Tuesday.The case was registered on Monday at the Muvattupuzha police station under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya...
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Balasore, February 12 A court in Balasore, Odisha, has sentenced three members of a family to life imprisonment for the murder of a newly-wed woman in 2012.The convicted include the woman's husband, father-in-law, and mother-in-law, according to public prosecutor Kanhu Charan Behera...
Kaushambi (UP), February 10 A 23-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison hours before her wedding in the Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday, adding that they are investigating allegations of threats from a former lover and demands for dowry...
Kolkata, February 9 Rejecting the discharge of the in-laws of a woman who committed suicide after killing her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, the Calcutta High Court's Port Blair circuit bench said that society still has a long way to go to achieve complete equality for girl children.The...