Woman #Police Constable Beaten to Death for #Dowry

Muzaffarnagar, UP, August 3, 2015

Renu Kumar, a woman constable, was beaten to death by her husband and in-laws over dowry in Khatauli town.

She got married to Kapil Kumar, a computer engineer, in 2014. Renu was posted at Khatauli police station, was admitted to Anand Hospital in Meerut by her in-laws where she died yesterday.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/woman-constable-killed-over-dowry-in-up/114968.html

3 #Dowry #Murders in 3 Days in the Small Town of Berhampur, Orissa

July 25, 2015, Berhampur (Brahmapur) Orissa,

Priyanka, Jhili and Sukanti – three women murdered for dowry in three consecutive days in this small town of Orissa.

Jitendra Kumar Sahu of Padhal, about 45 km from here, had strangulated his wife Priyanka to death. The couple has a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter. Burupda under Jarada police limits reported a similar case the previous day. Bananali Behera killed his wife Jhili and the couple has a two-year-old daughter.The same day, police arrested Lalatendu Sahu of Hinjli after his wife Mamini lodged a complaint, accusing him of torturing her for dowry. They got married last year. On Wednesday, police arrested Subash Dakua of Panchabhuti village for allegedly throttling his wife Sukanti to death the previous day. Subash is a daily wage labourer, police added.

Bangalore Woman Commits Suicide After #Dowry Demanding Finance Cancels Wedding

Bangalore, July 25, 2015

22-year-old Nalina hanged herself soon after her engagement when her fiance’s family threatened to call off the wedding if their dowry demands were not met. She left behind a 12 page suicide note.The wedding was scheduled to be held in Shira on September 5 and 6. Nalina, a resident of Ashwatha Nagar on Old Airport Road, was working as a sales promoter in a reputed mall. She committed suicide at her house on July 8 when her family members had gone to Tumakuru to attend the final rites of another relative who had died there.

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/crime/Harassed-for-dowry-fiance-takes-her-life/articleshow/48208645.cms

Was Policewoman Anamika a Victim of #Dowry Greed or #Vyapam State Corruption?

July 6, 2015, Madhya Pradesh

Police allege Sub-InspectorAnamika Kushwaha committed suicide by drowning and was a victim of dowry harassment.  They have arrested her husband and in-laws.  Anamika’s death was believed to have been connected with the mysterious deaths surrounding the investigation of one of the biggest corruption scandal in India involving bribes and corruption for medical entrance exams of Vyapam.  There are believed to be more than 50 mysterious deaths involved with the investigations.

While the police have denied any link to the Vyapam scam, Kushwaha’s death was earlier linked to the scam because she was selected through an examination conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) of Vyapam.

The 25-year-old, who was undergoing training at the police academy in Sagar, is said to have jumped into a lake, and  post-mortem report showed drowning as the cause of death.

Kushwaha was married to Ravi Sikarwar, an employee of a leading private bank posted in Jhansi. His father, Narottam Singh Sikarwar, a retired army personnel, was also arrested from Sagar. An offence under the dowry law was registered after Kushwaha’s father, a head constable posted in Morena, gave a statement to the police.

 

– See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/trainee-sub-inspectors-deathpolice-file-dowry-case-arrest-two/#sthash.i76tdook.dpuf

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/woman-cop-selected-in-exam-conducted-by-vyapam-found-dead-in-mp/

Strangled to Death for #Dowry Three Months After the Wedding

30 July 2015, UP

Three months after her wedding,  22-year-old woman was strangled to death for dowry by her husband and in-laws for dowry in Dhumaria village.

According to the complaint filed by the victim’s father, the woman was being harassed by her in-laws for  Rs 2 lakh cash and a motor-cycle.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/woman-killed-by-husband-in-laws-for-dowry-115073001348_1.html

Parents believe daughter shot and killed for #dowry

26 July 2015 Muzzafarnagar

Parents of 23 year old Deepa who was shot and killed by gunmen on a highway and her husband injured, believe it was her husband was directly involved as he had been wanting more dowry.

http://www.ptinews.com/news/6298689_Daughter-killed-by-husband-over-dowry–alleges-family.html

Mother of two hanged to death for #dowry, family alleges murder for dowry: The Hindu – Mobile edition

11 July 2015, Mysore

30 year old Priyanka is believed to have been hanged and killed for dowry by her in-laws, who claim she committed suicide. Her parents filed a police complaint that her in laws had been demanding gold and land in dowry. Priyanka had two children.
http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/woman-found-dead-family-alleges-murder-for-dowry/article7401836.ece

Harassed for #dowry woman’s commits suicide with her infant

3 July 2015, Vellore

23 year old  with her 9 month son committed suicide, also killing him, as she jumped into a water tank with her baby in her arms. She lived with her mother-in-law who had been harassing her for dowry while her husband worked in Singapore

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Dowry-Issue-Tied-to-Womans-Suicide-Pact-with-Son-Mom/2015/07/03/article2899024.ece

Woman #raped by husband and brother-in-law for #dowry

17 July 2015, UP

A woman was raped and physically tortured for over three months by her brother-in-law and husband who were demanded more dowry from her.

http://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/woman-raped-assaulted-by-husband-brother-in-law-115071700603_1.html

23 year-old Puja was beaten and choked to death for dowry in UP, India

11 July 2015, UP

23 year old Pooja was beaten and throttled to death by her husband and in-laws after which her body was hung from the ceiling by the accused to set up her death as a case of suicide. Pooja and her elder sister were married in the same family and both were physically and mentally tortured for dowry by their in-laws.

http://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/woman-beaten-throttle-to-death-by-in-laws-over-dowry-in-up-115071100717_1.html