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Woman commits suicide over alleged dowry harassment
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Woman commits suicide over alleged dowry harassment

February 28, 2019

Mysuru: A woman has reportedly committed suicide by setting herself ablaze following alleged dowry harassment by her husband and mother-in-law at Udbur in the taluk on Tuesday night. The deceased is Bhagya (26), wife of Suresh of Udbur. Bhagya was given in marriage to Suresh about five years ago and the couple has a son…

Alleged dowry harassment
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Alleged dowry harassment

November 29, 2018

Mysuru: A woman, alleging dowry harassment, has lodged a complaint against her husband and four others at the Mahila Police Station in city. The woman, identified as S.P. Swathi, a resident of J.P. Nagar, has lodged a complaint against R. Manjunatha Prasad, Savithramma, Ramaswamy, R. Puttaraju and R. Shanthamurthy, residents of Devayyanahundi in Srirampura 2nd…

Five of a family get 2-year jail term for dowry harassment
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Five of a family get 2-year jail term for dowry harassment

October 11, 2017

Mysuru: The Fifth Additional and Sessions Court in Mysuru has sentenced five members of a family to two years imprisonment and ordered them to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000 each for harassing a  woman for dowry. The convicted persons are 26-year-old Nasir Hussain, son of Shoukath Hussain, 45-year-old Gulnas Begum, wife of Shoukath Hussain,…

Dowry harassment; Woman lodges complaint against husband
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Dowry harassment; Woman lodges complaint against husband

August 28, 2017

Mysuru: Unable to bear the harassment for dowry by her husband, a woman has lodged a complaint against her husband at Women’s Police Station in city. The woman, who has lodged the complaint, has been identified as Jyothi, a resident of Jayanagar here, while her husband has been identified as Anand. According to the complaint,…

No immediate arrests in dowry harassment cases, rules SC
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No immediate arrests in dowry harassment cases, rules SC

July 28, 2017

New Delhi: A Family Welfare Committee (FWC) in every district will scrutinise dowry harassment cases before local Police can arrest the accused, the Supreme Court (SC) said yesterday, laying down a set of guidelines to curb misuse of law. Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 498A has been criticised for giving “disgruntled women” a legal option…

Dowry harassment: Woman lodges complaint against husband
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Dowry harassment: Woman lodges complaint against husband

July 18, 2017

Mysuru: Alleging dowry harassment by her husband and his family members, a woman has lodged a complaint at Women’s Police Station. In her complaint, the woman, identified as Netravathi of Ashokapuram, has stated that she was married to one Pradeep Kumar on 21.5.2011 and her family had given enough dowry to Pradeep at the time…

Dowry harassment: Man sentenced to 7 years imprisonment
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Dowry harassment: Man sentenced to 7 years imprisonment

April 20, 2017

Mysuru: The Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 20,000 for harassing his wife for dowry, which led to her committing suicide. The man, who was sentenced has been identified as Munavar Khan, a resident of K.R. Nagar. It is reported that Munavar…

Newly-wed dies under mysterious circumstances
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Newly-wed dies under mysterious circumstances

March 26, 2017

Husband’s family accused of dowry harassment The parents of a newly-wedded girl has accused the family of the girl’s husband of dowry harassment following the death of the girl who was found hanging under mysterious circumstances on Saturday afternoon. The deceased girl has been identified as Megha (21), wife of Somu alias Harish, a resident…

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