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Husband, brother-in-law booked for alleged dowry death of woman in UP

Husband, brother-in-law booked for alleged dowry death of woman in UP

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Police have booked a man and his elder brother for allegedly strangling his 22-year-old wife to death over dowry demands in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district, an official told news agency PTI on Wednesday. The woman’s family alleged that she was strangled to death on July 7 after facing nearly a year of harassment over dowry. The accused have been identified as Vijendra and his elder brother Vinod, residents of Avrai Kala Pahi village in Ballia’s Bhimpura area. The first information report (FIR) was registered on Tuesday at Bhimpura Police Station based on a complaint filed by the victim’s brother, Ashish, a resident of Lilari village in neighbouring Mau district. According to the FIR, Ashish’s sister Suman married Vijendra on June 16, 2025. The complainant alleged that soon after the marriage, Suman was subjected to harassment by her husband and brother-in-law over dowry demands. He further alleged that she was strangled to death on July 7. Police said a post-mortem examination of the body was conducted on July 9. Rasra Circle Officer Rajnish said a case …

Newlywed woman dies by suicide; doctor husband arrested

Newlywed woman dies by suicide; doctor husband arrested

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A 26-year-old woman from Ambernath in Maharashtra allegedly died by suicide barely six weeks after her marriage, with her family accusing her husband and in-laws of subjecting her to dowry-related harassment. The deceased, Vishakha Tilekar, had married Dr. Nitin Tilekar, an Ambernath resident, on April 30, who has now been arrested, reported IANS.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Isolated, monitored on CCTV: 26-year-old woman dies by suicide over dowry harassment; doctor husband, in-laws held

Isolated, monitored on CCTV: 26-year-old woman dies by suicide over dowry harassment; doctor husband, in-laws held

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A 26-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide in Ambernath on Tuesday after being subjected to relentless physical and mental harassment by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands. While her parents were planning to travel from Pune to Ambernath to intervene and discuss the matter with her in-laws, Vishakha, unable to bear the continuous humiliation and torture, ended her life on Tuesday. (HT PHoto/Representational) Following the incident, the Shivaji Nagar Police in Ambernath arrested her husband, Dr. Nitin Tilkar, her mother-in-law, Chhaya Tilkar, and her brother-in-law on charges of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide. Her husband is a BHMS doctor and practices in Ulhasnagar. The deceased, identified as Vishakha Tilkar, was a commerce graduate from Pune. She had tied the knot with Dr. Nitin Tilkar on April 30 in an arranged marriage. According to her family, no dowry was given to the groom’s family at the time of the wedding. However, shortly after the marriage, her husband and in-laws began demanding 50 grams of gold from her parents. In addition to the dowry demands, …

Husband, mother-in-law among three sent to10-year RI for throwing woman off balcony

Husband, mother-in-law among three sent to10-year RI for throwing woman off balcony

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Three people, including a woman’s husband and mother-in-law, have been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to murder her by throwing her off a second-floor balcony following a dispute over dowry demands in southeast Delhi, police said on Tuesday. The convicts were identified as Amir Khan, his mother Nasrin and his brother Sonu alias Firoz. The case pertains to an incident reported in the Kalindi Kunj area in February 2022. According to police, the woman had alleged that she was subjected to continuous cruelty and harassment over dowry demands by her husband and his family members. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Twisha Sharma death case accused produced before Bhopal court after CBI remand

Twisha Sharma death case accused produced before Bhopal court after CBI remand

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The CBI on Tuesday produced Twisha Sharma’s husband, Samarth Singh, and mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, before a Bhopal court after their five-day custodial remand ended. The agency reportedly did not seek further custody, and the court is expected to decide on their judicial custody in the alleged dowry-harassment and death case Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Got ₹7 lakh ‘gifts’, wanted car: UP woman found dead months after wedding with social media influencer

Got ₹7 lakh ‘gifts’, wanted car: UP woman found dead months after wedding with social media influencer

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A 24-year-old social media influencer from Lucknow was found hanging at her matrimonial home in the Saadatganj area of the Uttar Pradesh capital on Sunday, barely six months after her marriage, with her family alleging murder and dowry harassment. Police said they inspected the scene and sent the body for postmortem examination after completing inquest proceedings. (Representational) Lucknow police have registered a case against the victim’s husband, who is also a social media influencer with almost 7.5 lakh followers on Instagram, along with other family members. According to a police statement, the woman had married a resident of Lucknow‘s Saadatganj area on December 9, 2025. Her family alleged that after the marriage, she was repeatedly harassed by her husband and other relatives over demands for additional dowry, including a car. According to the family, they had given ₹7 lakh in cash and various other household items as ‘gifts’ during the course of marriage. Told family about alleged torture The victim’s family has claimed that their daughter told them about the alleged torture meted out by …

CBI gets five-day custody of retired judge Giribala Singh and son Samarth Singh in Twisha Sharma’s death case

CBI gets five-day custody of retired judge Giribala Singh and son Samarth Singh in Twisha Sharma’s death case

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A district court in Bhopal on Friday sent former district judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh to five-day CBI custody in connection with the alleged dowry death of actor-model Twisha Sharma. Both accused were produced before the court after separate medical examinations conducted under heavy security arrangements, reported IANS. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

CBI arrests mother-in-law and former judge Giribala Singh

CBI arrests mother-in-law and former judge Giribala Singh

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In a significant development in the high-profile Twisha Sharma death case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested her mother-in-law and former district judge Giribala Singh. A CBI team, accompanied by heavy police deployment, reached Singh’s residence in the Katara Hills area around 10.30 am. Local police barricaded the locality and restricted public movement during the operation. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

CBI scans Giribala Singh’s Bhopal home after HC cancels anticipatory bail in Twisha case

CBI scans Giribala Singh’s Bhopal home after HC cancels anticipatory bail in Twisha case

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A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday carried out a 3D scanning of the Bhopal residence of retired judge Giribala Singh as part of its probe into the death of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma.  The CBI team, backed by heavy police force, reached Giribala Singh’s house in Katara Hills around 10:30 A.M. Local police barricaded the area and restricted public movement during the operation. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Bhumi Pednekar reacts to video of men making inappropriate suggestions on a woman’s wall painting, demands stricter laws

Bhumi Pednekar reacts to video of men making inappropriate suggestions on a woman’s wall painting, demands stricter laws

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The last few days have seen a slew of deaths, especially of young women, related to dowry harassment and mental torture. The alleged dowry death case sent shockwaves across the nation when a 33-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Bhopal. Now, actor Bhumi Pednekar has flagged a disturbing video of some men making obscene gestures towards a woman’s wall painting. (Also read: Kangana Ranaut reacts after Bhopal dowry death, calls Indian society notorious for ‘abandoning’ daughters after marriage) Bhumi Pednekar is shocked to see the mentality of the youth in today’s age. What Bhumi wrote In a video that was shared by the Instagram account Tube Indian, some men were allegedly seen behaving inappropriately with a woman’s wall painting near a swimming pool. The incident quickly spread across social media and triggered strong reactions. Bhumi shared the video on her Instagram Stories and wrote, “This is the mentality of our youth. These are the same people who are going to sexually assault children and women. We are in a pandemic. Just words …