In contemporary India, the massive rise of dowry deaths, especially during the 1980s when records began to be kept ... And dowry itself becomes a demand. The British had a very different system, and ...

In the last ten years, the dowry system has permeated every section of Kerala's society, irrespective of class, caste and religion. Marriages are seen as an opportunity to enhance a family's ...

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, 35,493 brides were killed in India between 2017 and 2022 - an average of 20 women a day - for bringing in insufficient dowry. Campaigners say dowry ...

Police in India have arrested a woman who allegedly posed as a man and duped two women into marriage for dowry. Krishna Sen was arrested on Wednesday in the northern state of Uttarakhand for ...

where dowry is the commoner institution. Dr Goody seeks to explain these geographical differences in terms of the basic structure of the societies and the rules governing the inheritance of property.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned courts against the indiscriminate prosecution of a husband’s relatives in dowry harassment ... A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi.

The bench emphasised that courts must carefully consider whether relatives residing in different cities are being implicated ...

NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over misuse of provisions against dowry harassment by implicating various relatives of the husband along with main accused, SC said that "exaggerated versions" are ...

Sonia explained that her father had to sell property to meet their demands, and by February, they had fulfilled the dowry request. Sonia suspects that Pankaj came back to India and is on the run.