Man, mother get life term in dowry death case

Man, mother get life term in dowry death case Rewari: A court on Thursday sentenced a man and his mother to life imprisonment for allegedly killling his wife for dowry two years ago. Ajay Tewatia, Additional Sessions Judge sentenced the victim Sanju's husband Sushil Kumar and her mother-in-law Santosh Devi to life imprisonment. Manoj Kumar, Sushil's elder brother and a co-accused in the case, had died during the course of trial. According to the prosecution, Sanju, daughter of Kailash...
11:35 PM, May 03, 2012

Mumbai: 1 phone call may have saved her dowry death

Mumbai: 1 phone call may have saved her dowry death Mumbai: One phone call could have saved 29-year-old Madhu Yadavs life. That call was never made. On Monday night, the marketing professional with a leading media house was murdered by her in-laws. Hours before, Madhu had tried calling her sister Mamta (30), who is an associate professor with a city-based college. Poor phone reception defeated that effort. A day before the incident, Madhu had called us to inform that she...
01:11 PM, Apr 19, 2012

Odisha: Mother, child poisoned to death for dowry

Odisha: Mother, child poisoned to death for dowry Berhampur (Odisha): A 22-year-old woman and her one-and-a-half-year old daughter were poisoned to death at Govindapur in Ganjam district allegedly by her in-laws who were demanding dowry, police said on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Sanjeeta Pradhan and her daughter Puja. Her husband Niranjan was away at Surat at the time of the incident on Tuesday night. Police detained Sanjeeta's mother-in-law and elder bother of the husband in connection...
02:35 PM, Apr 18, 2012

Bihar teacher beaten to death for dowry

Bihar teacher beaten to death for dowry Patna: A school teacher in Bihar was allegedly beaten to death by her husband and parents-in-law who attacked her with sticks for not bringing in enough dowry, police said on Wednesday. Nuzhat Parween, 25, who taught at Nisha middle school in Katihar district, about 170 km from Patna, was killed on Tuesday, police said. The harassment over dowry began soon after she got married two years ago. "Her husband was...
01:34 PM, Mar 21, 2012

Twist in Gurgaon suicide case, husband arrested

Twist in Gurgaon suicide case, husband arrested New Delhi: Twenty eight-year-old Ruchi Bhuttan in Gurgaon who was found hanging in her house on Tuesday. The police have now recovered her personal diary. It seems from the contents of the diary, that she was pushed to commit suicide. Two days after she was found hanging from her house in Gurgaon's upmarket DLF Phase II, her parents have now given the police a diary she maintained, which talks about...
08:03 AM, Jul 08, 2011

Gurgaon: Woman found dead, harassed for dowry?

Gurgaon: Woman found dead, harassed for dowry? New Delhi: Twenty eight-year-old Ruchi Bhuttan was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her flat in the posh DLF Phase 2 area of Gurgaon. But while it may seem like suicide, her family alleges that Ruchi was being harassed for dowry by her husband. Ruchi's sister said, "She called at night saying they will kill her. Her dad-in-law says she was found hanging but we don't know if she...
08:35 AM, Jul 06, 2011

Hyderabad: woman killed over dowry demands

Hyderabad: woman killed over dowry demands Hyderabad: Mayuri Yadav, 25, niece of Secunderabad Congress MP Anjan Kumar Yadav was found burnt to death in her house in Hyderabad, allegedly for dowry. Her charred body was found by neighbours and relatives, who then alerted the police. While Mayuri's father is accusing her in-laws of harassing her- they say she committed suicide. Victim's Sister-in-Law Kamati Yadav said, "We have not done anything. She had an argument with her...
08:13 AM, Jun 28, 2011

Niece of Secunderabad Congress MP found dead

Niece of Secunderabad Congress MP found dead New Delhi: The niece of Secunderabad Congress MP Anjan Kumar Yadav was found dead in her Hyderabad home on Sunday evening. The family says she was being harassed for dowry. The family members of the Congress MP allege that Mayuri was burnt to death following dowry harassment. A case has been filed against the girl's in-laws for dowry death. "The parents of Mayuri had earlier approached some elders complaining dowry...
10:03 AM, Jun 27, 2011

Girl dies after man cancels marriage for dowry

Girl dies after man cancels marriage for dowry Rewari: A young girl on Monday died of low blood pressure apparently caused due to depression after the boy with whom her marriage was fixed refused to tie the knot as her parents expressed their inability to meet his dowry demands, police said. The family of Kanchan, a resident of Mohalla Meharwara, had arranged her marriage with Saurab, a resident of UP's Hathras town. The wedding was to take place...
08:51 AM, Feb 09, 2011

Woman on cruise ship jumps to death; in-laws booked

Woman on cruise ship jumps to death; in-laws booked Neha sent e-mail from ship, claimed husband beat her up. ...
07:34 PM, Jan 03, 2010

Sr executive burnt to death, parents blame in-laws

Sr executive burnt to death, parents blame in-laws Parents say mother-in-law harrassed their girl, husband fleeced money. ...
01:16 AM, Jul 21, 2009

4-yr-old tells cops MNC executive dad killed mother

4-yr-old tells cops MNC executive dad killed mother What seemed to be a suicide could now very well turn out to be a murder. ...
12:10 AM, Jun 02, 2009

Those who burn brides need to be hanged: SC

Those who burn brides need to be hanged: SC The observation was made by two judges while hearing a bail plea. ...
06:16 PM, Jun 01, 2009

Hang those guilty in dowry death cases: SC

Hang those guilty in dowry death cases: SC SC says unless punishment was made tougher, crimes would not stop. ...
03:20 PM, Jun 01, 2009
Dowry practice claims another life in Delhi

Dowry practice claims another life in Delhi

A newly-married woman was found dead sabzi Mandi area. ...
01:18 PM, Nov 26, 2008
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