Dowry death: Victim’s brothers-in-law get anticipatory bail
June 22nd, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday granted anticipatory bail to two brothers-in-law of a dowry death victim on furnishing a bond of Rs.25,000.The court also directed ... Read more...
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Dowry death: Victim’s mother-in-law told to surrender
June 20th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Taking a tough stand in a dowry death case, the Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the absconding mother-in-law of the victim to surrender to police.Justice ... Read more...
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CRPF trooper’s wife found dead, dowry case filed
May 25th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper's wife was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside her in-law's residence in south Delhi Thursday morning, police ... Read more...
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Delhi woman killed by in-laws, husband
May 5th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A 27-year-old woman in the capital was pushed to her death by her husband and in-laws from the roof of the building in which they ... Read more...
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CRPF ex-cop sentenced to death for killing seven
April 30th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) A former Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable was Monday sentenced to death in Andhra Pradesh for killing seven people, including his two children.Nearly one-and-half ... Read more...
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Woman commits suicide after fight with husband
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Enraged over her husband's choice of tutor for their daughter, a 39-year-old woman in west Delhi committed suicide, police said Monday.According to police, Tejinder Kaur ... Read more...
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Pilot’s wife commits suicide, police suspect dowry death
February 19th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A case of dowry death has been lodged against a pilot with a private airlines after his wife died in hospital after her attempt ... Read more...
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Married woman commits suicide, in-laws booked
January 28th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) The family of a 23-year-old married woman, who committed suicide, alleged Friday that she killed herself following dowry harassment by her in-laws, said police, adding cases ... Read more...
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Three arrested for dowry death
January 20th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, have been arrested for the causing the death of a 22-year-old woman after harassing her for dowry, police said Friday.Rajender ... Read more...
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Pilot arrested after wife hangs herself to death
December 2nd, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 2 (IANS) An airline pilot has been arrested after his wife was found hanging from the ceiling fan of their bedroom here after a quarrel between them, police ... Read more...
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Arrest of anti-Posco leader triggers tension
November 27th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 (IANS) The arrest of top anti-Posco leader Abhaya Sahu has triggered tension in Odisha's Jagatsingpur district as thousands of villagers blocked roads and sealed entry points to ... Read more...
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Anti-POSCO leader held
November 26th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 25 (IANS) Abhaya Sahu, the top leader of the anti-Posco agitation in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, was arrested Friday over various cases against him, including a dowry death, police ... Read more...
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Court quashes man’s life term for dowry death
October 27th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Slamming police investigators, the Delhi High Court Thursday set aside the life term awarded to a man for the 1996 dowry death of a woman, ... Read more...
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Dowry suicides by sisters: A film explores why
October 17th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The best comedies always have a subtle streak of tragedy in them. Perhaps that's why director Kundan Shah, the man behind some of them, including ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh tops list of dowry deaths
August 10th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh reported the maximum number of dowry deaths in 2009, while the figure was nil for most northeastern states, Minister of State for Home ... Read more...
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Notice to Delhi government on parole rules
July 23rd, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Delhi government on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of a parole guideline which denies ... Read more...
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Share-broking firm owner’s wife found dead in Gurgaon
July 6th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 5 (IANS) A married woman, who had accused her husband of having an extra-marital affair, was found dead at her home Tuesday, police said. Her family members alleged ... Read more...
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Dowry death: Four booked in Punjab
July 1st, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 1 (IANS) Four people, including a woman, were Friday booked in a case of dowry death in Punjab's Zirakpur town, police said.Gagandeep Kaur, 26, who was recently married ... Read more...
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Woman sets herself ablaze over dowry harassment
June 25th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) A 20-year old woman, alleging harassment by her in-laws over dowry, committed suicide by setting herself afire here, police said Friday."Khushboo, a resident of Sangam ... Read more...
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Man held for wife’s dowry death
May 25th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 24 (IANS) A man from Delhi who strangled his wife here over dowry demands has been arrested, police said Tuesday.Mohit, a resident of Jonapur village of Delhi, ... Read more...
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Woman dies of burns, father alleges dowry death
January 28th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Parents of a 22-year-old woman who died after burn injuries in Nand Nagri area of east Delhi has alleged that their daughter was killed by her husband's ... Read more...
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Crimes against women rise; 25 percent of rapes in Delhi
January 21st, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) There has been a rise in crimes against women in India, with the national capital recording nearly 25 percent of all rape cases, reveals data by the ... Read more...
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Woman found dead, father alleges dowry death
January 19th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) A 26-year-old woman was found hanging in her room in central Delhi Tuesday afternoon, police said. The woman's father has alleged that her husband had been pressurising ... Read more...
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Haryana family booked for dowry death
November 23rd, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Nov 23 (IANS) Three days after a woman's body was recovered from her house here, police Tuesday booked her husband and four of his family members for killing her ... Read more...
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Punjab man gets 10-year jail for wife’s dowry death
October 28th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (IANS) A city court here Thursday awarded 10 years' rigorous imprisonment to a Punjab man for his wife's dowry death in 2001.Additional District and Sessions Judge Lalit Batra also ... Read more...
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Woman burnt to death in Greater Noida
August 9th, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Aug 8 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death for dowry by her husband and in-laws in Shadipur Chidauli area of Greater Noida, police said Sunday.
Reshma, the wife ... Read more...
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Delhi Police rapped for filing dowry cases without proper probe
August 6th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court held that a person cannot be convicted for merely demanding dowry, the Delhi High Court Friday pulled up the Delhi Police ... Read more...
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Man gets 10-year jail for wife’s dowry death
July 14th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) A court here Wednesday awarded 10 year's rigorous imprisonment to a man convicted for harassing his wife for dowry, prompting her to commit suicide.
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Tripura forms panel to raise conviction rate in crimes
June 7th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 7 (IANS) The Tripura government has formed a prosecution directorate to increase the rate of conviction for various violent crimes, officials said here Monday.
Tripura is the first among the eight ... Read more...
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Lawyer’s wife commits suicide
March 27th, 2010 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 26 (IANS) The wife of a lawyer allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the door bolt in their house here. The woman's relatives have alleged she was murdered for ... Read more...
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Court upholds man’s life term for killing wife
March 21st, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Upholding the life imprisonment of a man who killed his wife with a wooden rolling pin used for making rotis, the Delhi High Court said the accused ... Read more...
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Delhi man, mother get life terms in dowry death case
March 11th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld life sentences to a man and his mother for killing his wife for dowry. The court also regretted the stand of ... Read more...
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Neha case: Father-in-law transferred from Gurgaon
January 18th, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 17 (IANS) The father-in-law of Neha Chikkara, who is believed to have jumped overboard from a cruise ship in the Bahamas Dec 31 following alleged dowry harassment, was transferred from ... Read more...
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Woman dies in Delhi, family alleges dowry death (Lead)
September 24th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The relatives of a 22-year-old woman who died in the national capital have alleged that the victim was killed by her in-laws for dowry, police said Thursday.
Deepti ... Read more...
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Woman dies in Delhi hospital, family alleges dowry death
September 24th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The relatives A 22-year-old woman died in the national capital, police said Thursday. Her family members have alleged that the victim was killed by her in-laws for ... Read more...
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