Dowry Death

Dowry death social crime but can't convict husband without proof, says Delhi court

It is a heinous crime to hang one's wife to death but a husband cannot be convicted without any reliable evidence, a Delhi court has said while acquitting a man and his family members in a murder and dowry death case.

Did you know: Every hour an Indian woman dies over dowry

While in 2007, 8,093 such deaths were reported, the numbers rose to 8,172 and 8,383 in 2008 and 2009 respectively. In 2010, 8,391 such deaths were reported, according to the NCRB. The agency is the central nodal department to collect and process crime statistics at the national level.

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The report said that a total of 1,157 women were killed in the state between 1991 and 2010 after being branded witch.