May

31

Murder or suicide? 4-yr-old nails father in mother's death - IBNLive.com

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Murder or suicide? 4-yr-old nails father in mother's death
IBNLive.com, India
Tapasya's brother says her in-laws had started harassing her with dowry demands soon after the wedding. “We gave almost Rs 12 lakh as dowry at the time of the wedding in 2004. But they kept demanding more and more. Recently they had started demanding a …

May

31

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence - Mangalorean.com

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Protection of Women from Domestic Violence
Mangalorean.com, India
But, if the case discloses any offences punishable under Penal Code or any other Penal law, or under the Dowry Prohibition Act or under Section 498A of the Criminal Procedure Code, the Magistrate may frame appropriate charges against the Respondent and …

May

31

Violence against women a world crisis - amNY

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Violence against women a world crisis
amNY, New York
And in some countries, nearly 70 percent of women report brutality that includes dowry violence and genital mutilation. amnewyork examined some regions of the world and the gender-based injustices that plague them. Hundreds of thousands of women and …

May

31

Woman 'commits suicide'; dowry harassment alleged - Times of India

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Woman 'commits suicide'; dowry harassment alleged
Times of India, India
On the complaint of her brother, the police registered a case against her husband Anil, father-in-law Shishpal, mother-in-law Meena Devi and sister-in-law Mamta under Section 304 B (dowry death) of the IPC. The police said Suman had married Anil on …

May

31

No conviction for harassment, if there's undue delay in filing … - DailyIndia.com

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No conviction for harassment, if there's undue delay in filing …
DailyIndia.com, FL
However, Minati lodged her complaint with the police under Section 498A (harassment) only in 1997 and also under Section 494 (bigamy) wherein she alleged that Kalita had married another woman Ranju Sharma. The trial court convicted and sentenced the …
No conviction if there is inordinate delay in complaint: SC Indopia
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May

31

No conviction if there is inordinate delay in complaint: SC - Indopia

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No conviction if there is inordinate delay in complaint: SC
Indopia, India
However, she lodged the complaint with the police under Section 498A (harassment) only in 1997 and also under Section 494 (bigamy) wherein she alleged that Kalita had married another woman Ranju Sharma. Source: PTI.
Split: Bigamy and cruelty Calcutta Telegraph
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May

30

NGO wants both parents to be given equal access to kids - Express Buzz

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NGO wants both parents to be given equal access to kids
Express Buzz, India
For instance, in 2006, 1,37180 persons were arrested under Sec 498A but 4812 of them were not even chargesheeted. Out of 62746 chargesheted, 81 per cent (50895) were found innocent. US-based scientist Ravichandran Voora, a CRISP member, …

May

30

Man gets 10 years in jail for pushing wife to death - Indian Express

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Man gets 10 years in jail for pushing wife to death
Indian Express, India
A man was awarded 10 years' rigorous imprisonment by a city court on Saturday for killing his wife by pushing her off the terrace of a building over dowry demands. Shiv Kumar, a resident of East Delhi, was found guilty of killing his wife for dowry. …
Man gets 10 year jail term for killing wife SamayLive
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May

30

Woman arrested for threatening suicide outside DGP office - Times of India

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Woman arrested for threatening suicide outside DGP office
Times of India, India
Kaur, who had earlier lodged a case against her husband and other family members for harassing her on account of dowry, had gone to meet Ahlawat, who was Yamunanagar SP at that time, on May 8, 2002 to discuss the dowry case. In her complaint to Haryana …
'Victim of sexual assault' threatens to commit suicide, held Indian Express
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May

30

Split: Bigamy and cruelty - Calcutta Telegraph

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Split: Bigamy and cruelty
Calcutta Telegraph, India
She then filed an FIR under Sections 498A (cruelty) and 494 (bigamy) of the Indian Penal Code. Kalita denied both charges but was convicted in December 1999. The high court dismissed his appeal in October 2000, and later rejected his revision petition. …

May

30

Dowry harassment: husband, in-laws seek anticipatory bail - Indian Express

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Dowry harassment: husband, in-laws seek anticipatory bail
Indian Express, India
Subsequently, Karuna had left her husband's home and returned to her parents' home in Oshiwara where she filed the complaint against Deepak, his parents and sisters-in-law under section 498A (harassment for dowry) of the IPC. …

May

30

Dowry is not the problem - Sunday Vision

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Dowry is not the problem
Sunday Vision, Uganda
I am not a proponent of bride price but I hate the way we blame the practice for the dehumanising way we treat women! This man upholds a wrong view of woman and has treated his dogs better than the woman he said he loved. This is simply a traditional …

May

30

Marriage in Tarim, more continuity, little dowry - Yemen News Agency

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Marriage in Tarim, more continuity, little dowry
Yemen News Agency, Yemen
HADHRAMOUT, May 30 (Saba)- Marriage in Hadramout is unique in terms of dowry and traditions. When a young man intends to marry, he tells his parents what he wants. In most cases, the parents are telling their young sons on marrying him. …

May

30

Man gets 10 year jail term for killing wife - Times of India

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Man gets 10 year jail term for killing wife
Times of India, India
30 May 2009, 1920 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to a man for killing his wife by pushing her down from the terrace of a building for not bringing sufficient dowry. …

May

29

My work comes first – unless it's making the bed - Financial Times

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My work comes first – unless it's making the bed
Financial Times, UK
It's a bit late to ask her whether she learnt to do this to enhance her salons, or for an intellectual dowry. (“Darling, don't worry about your law degree, but if you could knock out a few sonnets that would be handy.”) This weekend, Yale University …

May

29

'Shoved' by husband, woman miscarried - Daily News & Analysis

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'Shoved' by husband, woman miscarried
Daily News & Analysis, India
Mumbai: From harassment for dowry to forcible termination of her pregnancy. Oshiwara resident Karuna Tolani says she has suffered it all. At the end of her tether, she has moved Bombay High Court. It led to her Gujarat-based husband, Deepak Tolani, …

May

29

Man Whacks Wife With Hammer For Serving Bad Chapati - Bernama

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Man Whacks Wife With Hammer For Serving Bad Chapati
Bernama, Malaysia
Earlier this month in Rajasthan, in a dowry-related case, a trader hammered a nail into his pregnant wife's head for not bringing enough dowry to the marriage. Doctors found a three-centimetre nail lodged in the 24-year-old wife's skull.

May

29

Man hammers wife, chucks her out of window for serving bad chapati - The Malaysian Insider

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Man hammers wife, chucks her out of window for serving bad chapati
The Malaysian Insider, Malaysia
The 37-year-old husband has absconded but the police have registered a case of attempted murder case against him. Earlier this month in Rajasthan, in a dowry-related case, a trader hammered a nail into his pregnant wife's head for not bringing enough …

May

28

Bride turns road-builder before wedding day - AsiaOne

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Bride turns road-builder before wedding day
AsiaOne, Singapore
Noraini had requested her husband-to-be Nusiruddin Mike Abdullah to give part of the dowry early so that she could buy the materials to pave the road. Noraini, who is also a Puteri Umno member, had already spent RM3,000 ($1241) out of the RM5,000 dowry …

May

28

Time Warner Officially Breaks Up With AOL - Cityfile

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Time Warner Officially Breaks Up With AOL
Cityfile, NY
AOL has long since lost the allure that prompted Time Warner to contribute two-thirds of its equity as a dowry. AOL, however, is heading into the unknown. The last time it was independent, it was the queen of the scene. …
AOL and Time Warner Will Part Ways New York Times Blogs
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