dowry harassment

News

DOWRY HARASSMENT NEWS

Madras High Court dowry allegations newlywed death body witness

‘Body most truthful witness’: Madras High Court orders fresh autopsy of young wife

July 27, 2026 10:26 am

The Madras High Court ordered a fresh autopsy and an SIT probe into the death of a 24-year-old newlywed woman in Sivagangai after 'discrepancies' emerged in the original post-mortem report.

Bengaluru cop arrested as lawyer wife accuses him of dowry harassment, assault

July 14, 2026 5:51 pm

The woman alleged that the Kengeri police recorded her complaint only as a Non-Cognizable Report, instead of registering a case, as two of her husband’s batchmates posted at the police station were shielding him.

‘Dowry harassment for giving birth to girl continued till woman's death’: Delhi court convicts husband, family

June 05, 2026 6:45 pm

The Karkardooma Court held a husband and his family guilty in a dowry death case, finding sustained harassment, dowry demands and cruelty before the woman’s death.

Bengaluru police constable’s wife dies by suicide, dowry harassment case filed

May 24, 2026 10:00 am

Investigators suspect an argument between the couple on the day of the incident may have triggered the suicide.

himachal pradesh high court dowry FIR cruelty

Woman says in-laws compared her to shoe, Himachal Pradesh High Court refuses to quash her Rs 50 lakh dowry case

May 21, 2026 10:49 am

The Himachal Pradesh High Court was hearing a plea filed by the husband seeking to set aside the FIR lodged by the wife over allegations of dowry cruelty, including physical and mental harassment.

Ghaziabad woman dies after consuming acid, family allege dowry harassment

November 03, 2025 3:03 am

The ACP added that, based on the family’s allegations, the police will now modify the FIR to include relevant dowry and abetment charges

IPS officer, family booked for dowry harassment of his Noida-based doctor wife

October 18, 2025 3:55 am

Complainant alleged the officer, posted with State Crime Record Bureau in Bengaluru, harassing her since marriage

Dowry deaths are never the lead story in any mainstream newspaper. Dowry is just one in a list of social evils that hasn’t made it to the consciousness of the AI age, despite the fact that its fires are literally burning down homes.

Nikki Bhati case: To fight dowry, we must acknowledge it first

August 27, 2025 2:40 pm

Update the history books. Don’t talk of dowry like it’s an evil from our past that we successfully eradicated

Woman found dead in Delhi's Dwarka, kin allege in-laws harassed for dowry

August 25, 2025 2:55 am

The FIR also states that the woman’s father was informed by her father-in-law about the incident. He subsequently reached their house and found his daughter “lying dead on the bed”