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Man arrested for dowry harassment after wife’s death

NEW DELHI: A man was arrested for allegedly mentally and physically harassing his wife for dowry in southwest Delhi.

Sunita (32) died on Tuesday morning. She was three months pregnant. Family members of Sunita alleged that her husband, Rajiv Sharma, together with his mother and sister had been tormenting her for the past two years with dowry demands.

"We conducted the post mortem of the deceased and it appeared that she died of heart attack. We have kept the viscera for further examinations. Rajiv has been arrested and booked for dowry harassment and dowry death,'' said police.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/-Man-arrested-for-dowry-harassment-after-wifes-death/articleshow/6448438.cms


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Bhartiya No. 1 (Nationalist)     30 August 2010

Plz. see the link below also originally posted in other section of forum by Adv. Jithendra.H.J 

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        Within six months of Marriage, women was killed by her husband and her in-laws by administering poison, her body was thrown to the agricultural field. Immediately after coming to know this incident, the parents and relatives of the women went to the house of the husband and they burnt the house of the husband, and next day they cremated the dead body of the wife in front of burnt house of in-laws!!!!!!!! It happened two days ago at Alur, Karnataka.


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CHOR KO MORE MIL GAYA. BAD PEOPLE BOTH ENDS.


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oh great news. how can a dowry harassment victim die of heart attack?

Bhartiya No. 1 (Nationalist)     31 August 2010

 Plz. see the following,

Dowry death toll rises as women shy away from invoking law.

 

THE number of dowry dowry (dou`rÄ“), the property that a woman brings to her husband at the time of the marriage. The dowry apparently originated in the giving of a marriage gift by the family of the bridegroom to the bride and the bestowal of money upon the bride by  deaths is rising but the cases lodged under the Dowry Prohibition Act are far lower in comparison.

Women continue to be discouraged from lodging dowry harassment complaints against in- laws.

Social stigma Social stigma is severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or beliefs that are against cultural norms. Social stigma often leads to marginalization.

Examples of existing or historic social stigmas can be physical or mental disabilities and disorders, as well as  and family pressure prevent women from lodging dowry harassment complaints until it's too late.

According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.  the National Crime Record Bureau, the number of dowry deaths across the country rose from 7,618 in 2006 to 8,093 in 2007.


But the number of cases filed for dowry harassment was 4,504 in 2006 and 5,623 in 2007.

Women and child development minister
Krishna Tirath Krishna Tirath (born 13 March, 1955) is a member of the 1st Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Karol Bagh constituency of Delhi and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.

She began her political career as a M.L.  also admitted on the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, November 25, that dowry harassment cases were on the rise despite laws.

Ministry sources said they were working on a proposal to have dedicated protection officers for enforcing women related laws, such as the law against domestic violence, the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Child Marriage Prohibition Act.

The number of cases registered do not reflect the true menace that dowry is. In Haryana, for instance, while only eight cases were registered under the Dowry Prohibition Act in 2007, the number of dowry deaths was 265.

In Chhattisgarh, the number of cases lodged under the dowry law was only five, while the number of dowry victims was 100.

" It's not just that women are discouraged to lodge dowry complaints. Several policemen are not aware of the law. In fact, the Dowry Prohibition Act is one of the most underused laws," said Vrinda Grover, lawyer and activist.

" If dowry complaints were registered, so many lives could have been saved," she added.

In Delhi, the number of dowry deaths rose from 114 in 2005 to 137 in 2006 and 138 in 2007.

Other states that have seen a rise in dowry deaths include
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (https://img.tfd.com/HM/GIF/oobreve.gif`tär prä`dÄ­sh), state (2001 provisional pop. 166,052,859), 92,804 sq mi (240,363 sq km), N central India. The capital is Lucknow.  -- from 1,798 in 2006 to 2,076 in 2007; Rajasthan from 394 in 2006 to 439 in 2007 and Maharashtra from 387 in 2006 to 436 in 2007.

The dowry menace was highlighted by Union home minister P. Chidambaram, who said at a seminar on the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women: " It is a myth that dowry is present only in certain sections of the society. It is prevalent in every section of the society."

Copyright 2009 India Today Group. All Rights Reserved.

 

Source/link:

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dowry+death+toll+rises+as+women+shy+away+from+invoking+law.-a0213755634

Bhartiya No. 1 (Nationalist)     31 August 2010

Everybody right from an illiterate person to national and International agencies knows the fact/truth about the dowry crimes & other crimes.  This is an established truth, which does not need any proof and validation. And this truth/fact is not going to be affected by the useless, worthless, shameless and rubbish arguments, postings and threads.

Bhartiya No. 1 (Nationalist)     31 August 2010

Should hang those who burn their brides: SC

Monday, June 1, 2009,18:50 [IST]
Samaylive, 01 Jun 2009

New Delhi, Jun 1: Those who burn women to death for dowry should be hanged to death and no mercy should be shown to them observed the Supreme Court of India on Monday, Jun 1.

Justices Markandeya Katju and Deepak Verma of the vacation bench observed, "You have burnt to death a woman by pouring kerosene. How can you do such a barbaric act? It is an uncivilised act. You should be hanged for the crime." The Apex court also observed that there is sharp increase in the number of dowry cases in which hapless women are burnt to death by the husband and in-laws.



"In India hundreds of innocent women are being burnt to death. It is an uncivilised act, How can we do it? We should hang such persons," the Apex court observed. This observation was passed by the Supreme Court while refusing to grant bail to Mahender Kumar Gulati, a convict in a bride burning case.

OneIndia News

Source/link:

https://news.oneindia.in/2009/06/01/should-hang-those-who-burn-their-brides-sc.html


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CAN ANY BODY ON THIS FORUM TELL HOW CAN A DOWRY /498A Victim die of  heart attack? another false case reported by aishwarya . if a lady dies her parents simply register police complaint to earn money. why dont they sell them dirty ppl.

during preganancy there are several hormonal / cardiovascular system changes in body which lead to increased work load on heart. only if the heart has some disease it can lead to Myocardial Infarction ( common language Heart attack).

thsi case does not stand in a court of law if postmort4em report is correct. wat ever so called neo feminists may say its a false case.

if u want to counter above discuss my reply  with a cardiologist only then dare reply.


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@ avnish

 

thr are many women who die during pregnancy yearly in india...but it doesnt mean that all their parents book their inlaws and husband always.....its only when they are aware that cruelty was meted before death that will take such a step....if daughter give a good report about inlaws/husband,the parents wud stand with them(mainly the husband) in grief...not book them..this is indian tradition,which u being a lady dont seem to be aware of...

parents are already distressed after losing their daughter...they will have no patience and perseverence to go to police stations in such a time....they cannot think of money extortion when they are deeply upset...they will go to police station only when they have v.strong reasons,as police stations are not a pleasnt place to be in

 

u said its another false case reported by mehow r u sure all the news i reported are false?r u a detective?

....at the same time u say that the real cause of death can only be found out after post martem....y r u contradicting these two facts wen u urself are unsure wot exactly she died of??

 

for ur info,the lady is 32 yrs.....

i dont know ur education level but heart attacks are no more ltd. just to people above 40s....people as young as 25 yrs are getting them nowadays due to stress.......the lady is more in age,ie,32.....

she must have been harassed mentally a lot before n during her pregnancy or u never know must be abused just at the time of her death  in such an inhuman & traumatic way that she may have got instant heart attack and died.....

so dont pass inhuman comments on a family which must be under a deep grief already,if u have a conscience and a woman's heart

 

discuss my reply  with a cardiologist only then dare reply

 

wow...wot a refined language u have...i pity ur sister inlaw against whom u must have used such threatening & intimidating language and dats y she was forced to file cases....i hv seen ur other threads also whr u call women prostitutes,beggars,etc.....u r also a women...so wot do u have to say now?


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these are deeds of people whu want to sell ashes of their daugter to get gold. i am pretty sure about my reply , i just pity ur education level. a 32 years lady cannot have haert attack unless her heart is compromised by some disease. dare reply only after discussing with a cardiologist, u will get reply why i said so. this case does not stand in a court of law.


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these are deeds of people whu want to sell ashes of their daugter to get gold.

 

never heard of this strange custom of selling daughter's ashes...does it happen in ur household?will it happen with u also once u die as a married gal?

 

i just pity ur education level

wot is my edu. qualification wich u pity so much? tell me....it seems u r know it..:)

 

a 32 years lady cannot have haert attack unless her heart is compromised by some disease.

i wud state 2 things here.......firstly where did u get this knowledge from....please gimme the source of ur knowledge and u dare come up with the answer since u r the one to have stated this .

secondly even if we assume she had a heart disease cant she get harassed by inalws in her heart disease...?its also stupid on the part of inlaws to expect her to conceive wen she has such a problem..rather she cud have gone in 4 adoption...but inlaws with partriarchal mindset just want their son's flesh and blood as a grandchild even if it means threat to DIL's life...ever seen Balika vadhu serial?it showed this aspect in its episodes of last year where a young wife died coz the MIL forced her to conceive despite her poor health....v. few inlaws will be willing to adopt a needy child

....so acc.  to u she died due to heart disease...and i will add that  she was still harassed in her disease by 1. being forced to conceive 2. by getting harassed in such a pitiable condition that led to her death

 

dare reply only after discussing with a cardiologist,

dear miss/mrs. dare....u contuinue saying dare dare dare :) i will reply wot and wen i have to.....

 

 

lastly this laughable comment by u..i am pretty sure about my reply

means u not fully sure...just pretty sure.lol!

 

counterblast only wen u have the perfect and sure reply...or else...peace!!!!and a very good night to u...

finally dont forget u r also a woman

 

 

 

 


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1. Any un-natural death of a married women within 7 years of marriage is a must for Police to FIR it as DOWRY DEATH (S. 304 B IPC) . Evidence / innocence comes later you two non legal readers here.  


2. @ Aishwarya and @ Ashutosh babua - Your godfather wrote two very good articles on Dowry just to educate readers like you two and you two clicked Thumbs Up icon under his pic but did not care to read what is Dowry death and what is Dowry so take a walk man from legal discussion forums you two are biggest danger to un-educate the educated legal experts with your cat talks here......


@ Ashutsh babua read my rebuttals now to your views on dowry


The phrase “bride burning” conjures up images of a cruel husband and his family members dousing a young woman in kerosene, flinging a lighted matchstick on her and gloating as the hapless bride goes up in flames. The term “dowry death” also sparks off vivid imaginations of a woman being taunted and harassed for money and finally, hanged to death within the four walls of her house. We also have watched movies and TV serials where a malicious mother-in-law poisons the unsuspecting daughter-in-law’s meal or quietly causes a gas leak and locks the new bride in the kitchen right before she lights the stove to make tea for the family.


There must be many families who burn their brides for dowry as a routine practice otherwise, why would there be so many news reports about dowry deaths? As they say, there cannot be smoke without a fire. Right?


Feminists would have you believe that every unnatural or untimely death of a married Indian woman is dowry death. Not only that, the feminist hyperbole on “bride killing” and “dowry harassment” makes it look like Indian men have an uncanny propensity to commit violence on their wives for money, while men in other countries commit domestic violence for other reasons.


In reality, it is the number of registered suicides of married women which are passed off as statistics of dowry death, and even these numbers are almost always exaggerated. It has become a custom to claim that all the women have been “driven to suicide” due to dowry harassment (Links 1-6). The husband and in-laws are immediately arrested under IPC Sections 304B and 498A and incarcerated for a couple of weeks to several months without bail. They are promptly subjected to media trial and labeled criminals even before investigation or trial can begin.


Even if all the noise about Indian brides being “driven to suicide” for dowry is indeed well-founded, one would expect that the number of suicides of married women would be significantly higher compared to that of unmarried women. However, the National Crime Records Bureau’s statistics show that there is no significant difference in the rates of suicide by married and unmarried women.


Justice Saldana’s remarks (in Crl.A. no. 589 of 2003) are testimony to how anti-dowry laws are being misused to the detriment of innocent citizens:

…we need to sound a note of caution that the police and investigating authorities should not improperly and technically jump to the conclusion that merely because death has occurred that ipso facto a criminal offense has been committed . In as many as 44% of these cases prosecution is thoroughly unjustified. Unless there is cogent and convincing evidence and unless there is material to sustain these charges, it would be totally impermissible and completely unjustified to embark upon legal action. The consequences of these charges are extremely grave because the accused husband and invariably family members are placed under arrest. There are serious social and economic repercussions.


The fact that we do come across considerable number of instances where prosecution was unjustified seems to indicate that in every case of death of young woman or recently married women that prosecution and filing of charge sheet has become automatic. There does not appear to be a proper application of mind at the stage of scrutiny and having regard to this position we direct the concerned authorities to ensure that requirements of the law are correctly and responsibly followed.


It is important to note that more than 56,000 married Indian men end their lives every year. According to statistics obtained from the National Crime Records Bureau, every year, twice as many married men, compared to women, commit suicides unable to withstand verbal, emotional, economic and physical abuse by their wives and in-laws. Deaths of these men make for the brief stories we often read in newspapers stating that a certain man “killed himself due to family issues or financial problems” (Links 7-12).


Thanks to the concerted efforts of the feminists, thousands of men are also becoming victims of “legal terrorism” unleashed through laws like Sections 498A and 304B of the Indian Penal Code, Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence Act, adultery laws, laws against rape and s*xual harassment, and even divorce, maintenance and child custody laws. Many men are ending their lives unable to endure the fear, humiliation and trauma caused by the legal harassment (Links 13-18).


While it is insisted that the death of every young married woman is a case of dowry death requiring immediate arrest of the husband and in-laws, accompanied by media-hype, male-bashing and breast-beating, driving thousands of men to commit suicide is considered social service in India.

Feminists have always wanted “dowry harassment” and “bride burning” to remain hot issues that fuel the Indian Domestic Violence Industry.

The feminist Taliban will surely burn in rage as we look beyond the smoke screen and call their bluff.

1.  https://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/kem-doctor-suicide-police-register-dowry-case-against-husband/407514/

2. https://www.thehindu.com/2007/02/11/stories/2007021114290300.htm

3.https://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/fivemonth-pregnant-woman-commits-suicide-3-held-for-dowry-harassment/275318/

4.    https://www.indianexpress.com/news/woman-commits-suicide-husband-held/494150/

5.    https://www.hindu.com/2007/03/28/stories/2007032823500500.htm

6.    https://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_techie-held-for-suicide-of-wife_1252098

7. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Husband-commits-suicide-after-wife-calls-him-ugly-impotent/articleshow/3781322.cms

8.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Man-pining-for-separated-son-commits-suicide/articleshow/4382247.cms

9.  https://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/kolkata/Man-commits-suicide-on-metro-tracks/Article1-475927.aspx

10.    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Man-commits-suicide/articleshow/5276875.cms

11.    https://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Man-commits-suicide-at-Delhi-metro-station/432125/

12.  https://www.kolkatamirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=13&contentid=2009111320091113132759296662d0415&sectxslt=

13.  https://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/ministers-gunner-kills-self-fearing-dowry-charges-against-family/463274/

14.https://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/False-dowry-case-Man-kills-self/270124/

15.https://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=%E2%80%98Harassed%E2%80%99+husband+commits+suicide&artid=QlzZUAwpVaA=&SectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&MainSectionID=wIcBMLGbUJI=&SectionName=UOaHCPTTmuP3XGzZRCAUTQ==&SEO=

16. https://www.deccanherald.com/content/19204/treated-cruelly-wife-techie-ends.html

17.  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/PSI-shoots-himself-dead-with-service-revolver/articleshow/5249121.cms

18.  https://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=subcontinent&xfile=data/subcontinent/2008/february/subcontinent_february242.xml

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they want to sell her ashes , fully agree . this is wat is hap[pening in metros now a days..avnish is correct ., she cannot die by heart attack at this age  unless she has a disease. it is not right for laymen to comment on a medical issue. lets c how court takes it after medical opinion. aishwaryatry to  keep track of case and try to inform the result.


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@ ss

she cannot die by heart attack at this age  unless she has a disease.


this is wot i want to know...where did u read/research/find out that only a heart patient can have a heart attack at this age?..u r constantly saying this....but not telling us how u came to this conclusion?abt me i m not 100% sure of wot i say...i m 500% sure....now wot?


they want to sell her ashes , fully agree . this is wat is hap[pening in metros now a days


again,HOW R U SURE?i gv my argument to avnish yest. reagrding the fact that its not easy for a daughter's parents to lodge police compalin during her death unless they have strong reason.if they have gud ties with husband and if inlaws were loving,no larki wala will do so......

interestingly u all are contradicting ur own statements...how can parents earn money by selling these "ashes" till now u have been saying that only wives do so in the name of alimony...now wen this wife isnt any more,how can her parents earn this alimony...i never knew that dead gals can also earn alimony thru parents...if yes,please show me the judgement/news item where its mentioned...this is a new discovery indeed......


it is not right for laymen to comment on a medical issue

r u and avnish doctors that u r so sure?i think u need to consult cardiologists b4 saying so....as avnish already said,she is pretty sure of her reply to me;not fully sure! again,reread my replies on this thread to avnish,that even if we assume she had a disease then wot the possibilities can be...then argue with me..


lets c how court takes it after medical opinion.


now u also contradicting like avnish....if u r relying on court for medical opinion to know her cause of death y r u also saying at the same time that her parents dragged her inlaws in PS unnecessarily....plz be sure of wot u r saying..maybe she was really harassed,even if she had a disease



aishwaryatry to  keep track of case and try to inform the result.


sorry...i dont have the whole day like ur godfathers and godmother like avnish who are "obsessed" with the laws favoring women,femiinists etc coz of which they are here 24/7/365...moreover i just posted this news for public...its u and ur masters and madams here who are hell bent upon saying its a false case and contradict funnily by also saying that they want to know the court's judgement after investigation...since u all r so obsessed with these laws which makes u cling to LCI whole day u shud be keeping a track of this case....who are u to tell me to find out for u?even if i do so and its proven that the gal was harassed just b4 her death,will it change ur opinions??esp those of ur masters and madam avnish?

Bhartiya No. 1 (Nationalist)     01 September 2010

A women rarely dies or go thru of heart attack especially at young age. It is the Estrogens which prtects the heart. The actual reason is subject to post mortem report.


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