Mar

31

25-year-old woman ends life - Times of India

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25-year-old woman ends life
Times of India, India
According to the police, Sheetal was found hanging at her house around 7:30pm. She married Praveen, an auto-rickshaw driver, in 2006. They had two children. The police arrested Praveen after Sheetal's parents alleged that he was harassing her for dowry.

Mar

30

Canada's tolerance misplaced - Calgary Herald

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Canada's tolerance misplaced
Calgary Herald,  Canada
We do not practise the dowry system in Canada, and do not kill our brides because they did not bring enough dowry. Millions of female fetuses are aborted every year in India, and millions of female infants have been killed by their parents in India and …

Mar

30

Woman accuses husband of issuing death threats - Times of India

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Woman accuses husband of issuing death threats
Times of India, India
VADODARA: A woman, whose husband and in-laws were arrested on March 27 for alleged dowry harassment, has accused her husband who is out on bail of threatening to kill her. Archana Jaiswal, 27, who lives in Subhanpura Road area, said her husband Satish …

Mar

30

Is dowry law truly pro-women? - Merinews

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Is dowry law truly pro-women?
Merinews, India
Every year so many women are tortured by means of misuse of 498 A. This makes us think, ?Is 498A pro-women?? Three women in my family have been tortured due to false allegations from one ill-intentioned woman. “I am a victim of 498A misuse. …

Mar

30

In this court, abused women will be heard - Express Buzz

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In this court, abused women will be heard
Express Buzz, India
The court would deal with dowry and domestic violence cases, delegates of the court announced at a conference here on Sunday. Established in 1992 by Asian Womens’ Human R ights C ouncil (AWHRC), Courts of Women has held 35 courts so far- including two …

Mar

29

a Sliver of Light on the Heart of Darkness - New York Times

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a Sliver of Light on the Heart of Darkness
New York Times, United States
In 1875, at the age of 23, he sold one of his family’s estates, obtained a contribution from his sister’s dowry, and set off on an expedition into equatorial Africa, just a few years after the Welsh explorer Henry Stanley had discovered the whereabouts …

Mar

29

Women who wish to end troubled marriages find ‘khula’ conditions tough - Arab News

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Women who wish to end troubled marriages find ‘khula’ conditions tough
Arab News, Saudi Arabia
“My husband is demanding SR50,000 while all I received from him as a dowry was SR30,000.” Sara is one of many Saudi women seeking separation through khula, a form of divorce in Shariah where the woman secures her divorce through financial compensation …

Mar

29

Player murder verdict today - Times of India

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Player murder verdict today
Times of India, India
He was booked under sections 498A (torture), 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC. Dipak, a supplier of electronic goods to Bhaba Institute of Nuclear Science, was the only breadwinner for the family. …

Mar

29

Casting a Sliver of Light on the Heart of Darkness - New York Times

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Casting a Sliver of Light on the Heart of Darkness
New York Times, United States
In 1875, at the age of 23, he sold one of his family’s estates, obtained a contribution from his sister’s dowry, and set off on an expedition into equatorial Africa, just a few years after the Welsh explorer Henry Stanley had discovered the whereabouts …

Mar

28

TN tops list of women arrests - Express Buzz

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TN tops list of women arrests
Express Buzz, India
Five were convicted for theft and 16 for dowry deaths, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. Nataraj said that social offences such as dowry deaths are a major reason for detention of women. There are 47 women as remand inmates who are …

Mar

28

REGIONAL BRIEFS - Chandigarh Tribune

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REGIONAL BRIEFS
Chandigarh Tribune, India
Dowry case: On the complaint of Farzana, daughter of Mahinudin of Nizanpur Majra village, the police has registered a case of dowry under Sections 406, 506, 323 and 34, IPC, against seven persons, including her husband Zahid, father-in-law Nordin, …

Mar

28

Misuse of dowry laws by women - Merinews

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Misuse of dowry laws by women
Merinews, India
THIS IS all about Indian Penal Code 498a, and how Indian women harass men by misusing the laws. When they are not able to adjust in their husband’s home or with their in-laws or when the husband finds out about her extramarital affair or husband …

Mar

27

26-year old women found dead - Times of India

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26-year old women found dead
Times of India, India
Immediately after the marriage, her in-laws started torturing her for dowry, they alleged. On their complaint the police has detained Navin, his parents and two brothers for interrogation. Body of Anita was sent for post-mortem.

Mar

27

Court rejects cop's report on dowry case - Times of India

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Court rejects cop's report on dowry case
Times of India, India
KANPUR: Taking a strong view against an investigation officer, the metropolitan magistrate fourth of Kanpur Nagar, RP Gupta not only rejected the final report submitted by him in a dowry case but also asked the SSP and DIG of Kanpur range to seek his …

Mar

26

Man awarded 10-yr RI dowry death - Times of India

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Man awarded 10-yr RI dowry death
Times of India, India
He was not happy with the dowry and was demanding Rs 50000 and a gold chain. On March 11, 2006 Gudiya's brother Sudhir went to Ram Prakash's house to fetch her home. Her in-laws informed him that Gudiya had gone to Rajkot with her husband. …

Mar

26

Woman says she was sold into marriage - United Press International

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Woman says she was sold into marriage
United Press International
But instead she said she was sexually assaulted for three days. Afterward, Lor took the woman to her parents' home and entered into a marriage contract. Court papers indicate the parents were paid a $3000 dowry and agreed not to contact police. …
Husband charged after wife says she was sold into marriage at 12 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Man Charged With Raping His Own Wife From The Time She Was 12 … FOX6Now.com Milwaukee
Wife Says Husband Sexually Assaulted Her for 15 Years Today’s TMJ4
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Mar

26

Rights body closes ‘male torture’ cases - Calcutta Telegraph

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Rights body closes ‘male torture’ cases
Calcutta Telegraph, India
Former commission chairperson Namita Panda was in the dock last year after she accused women of misusing the Dowry Prevention Act and other laws for protection of women. The pending cases against men were mostly regarding women taking advantage of the …

Mar

26

Many Pitfalls in NRI Marriages, Say Panelists - San Leandro India West

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Many Pitfalls in NRI Marriages, Say Panelists
San Leandro India West, CA
The question-and-answer session quickly dissolved into a vigorous debate on section 498A of the Indian penal code, which makes dowry harassment a jailable and non-bailable offense. The small audience, comprised primarily of men who claimed to be …

Mar

26

SC rejects "fits" claim, upholds conviction for dowry death - SamayLive

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SC rejects "fits" claim, upholds conviction for dowry death
SamayLive, India
… the ruling while dismissing the appeal of Madan Lal, Hoshiary and Ram Chander challenging the conviction by Allahabhad High Court holding them guilty under Section 304 B(dowry death) and 498A (harassment of woman by husband and other relatives). …

Mar

26

Subjugation of women rights lead to violation of human rights - Indlaw.com

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Subjugation of women rights lead to violation of human rights
Indlaw.com, India
Indian gender-detection clinics drew protests from womens groups after the appearance of advertisements suggesting that it was better to spend $38 now to terminate a female foetus than $3800 later on her dowry. A study of amniocentesis procedures …
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