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Greater Noida dowry death: Nikki's father alleged that her daughter's in-laws demanded a car and burnt Nikki alive over the same The Uttar Pradesh police on Monday arrested all four accused in Greater Noida's dowry murder case and informed that they will be interrogated. Vipin Bhati, the victim Nikki's husband and prime accused was apprehended on Sunday, after which the woman's in-laws were also arrested. Nikki, who tied the knot with Vipin in 2016, was allegedly set ablaze by her husband and ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Bandlaguda police rescued a kidnapped labourer and arrested six men within six hours of the crime, exposing a ransom attempt by a gang locally known as the "ganja batch." Police said the victim, Shaik Shahasa Vali of Noorinagar, was returning home when the accused -- Amer, Omer, Amer Ali, Rahman, Imran and Naib of Chintalmet, Rajendranagar -- intercepted him near EWS Colony, Ghousenagar. When he refused to pay the money demanded, the gang dragged him at knife-point into an autoricksh ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindr ...Read More >
MEERUT: A 28-year-old woman took her life by consuming poison after writing a suicide note on her hands and legs in UP's Baghpat. She was allegedly harassed and humiliated by her husband and in-laws over dowry, her family said.The note reads: "My husband and my in-laws are the reason behind my suicide. Kundan recently threatened me that he would teach a lesson to my parents and would also kill me." Baghpat ASP Narendra Pratap Singh told TOI, "It appears to be a case of dowry death. After questio ...Read More >
Gorakhpur: In a disturbing incident from Gorakhpur, a newlywed bride was allegedly humiliated and assaulted by her husband just three days after their wedding. According to the bride, her husband spat on her face and insulted her appearance, saying, "You look like a witch." He further demanded a car, claiming he agreed to the marriage only in expectation of receiving it as dowry, police said.A young woman, resident of AIIMS police station area, lodged FIR late Wednesday evening against her husba ...Read More >
It has become imperative to look into matrimonial disputes from a different angle, the court said. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Marriages considered sacrosanct by Hindus are at stake due to trivial issues between couples * The Bombay High Court quashed a dowry harassment case against a man and his family members * The estranged couple had settled their dispute and obtained a divorce by mutual consent Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Marriages considere ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A physics lecturer from a private college in Dakshina Kannada and two of his friends have been arrested by Bengaluru police for allegedly blackmailing and raping a student.When the mental torture by the trio became intolerable, the girl narrated to her parents how she was being exploited. Subsequently, she went to Marathahalli police station along with her parents on July 5 and lodged a complaint seeking action against the perpetrators. Acting swiftly, the cops arrested the trio the f ...Read More >
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court observed that Hindu marriages, regarded as spiritual unions, are increasingly under threat from trivial disputes and prolonged litigation. While quashing a dowry harassment case filed in December 2023 against a Nagpur man and his family, the court noted such discord often causes irreversible damage to families and must be resolved with dignity, where reconciliation is not possible.The division bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and Mahendra Nerlikar pass ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has observed that marriages, considered sacrosanct among Hindus, are increasingly under threat due to trivial disputes between couples. The court made this observation while quashing a dowry harassment case filed by a woman against her estranged husband, his parents, and sisters. A division bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and M.M. Nerlikar, in its order dated July 8, said that in matrimonial disputes, if reconciliation is not possible, the relati ...Read More >
Chennai: Preliminary investigations attribute the fire on the goods train near Tiruvallur to a possible spark from overhead electrical equipment (OHE) igniting fuel leaking from a derailed wagon.The incident paralysed services on the busy Chennai-Arakkonam route and left nearby residents engulfed in thick black smoke. The disruption left thousands of rail passengers stranded, many of whom were unable to get updates as railway helplines went unanswered for hours. The train carrying diesel from Ch ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a woman and her family in a case of alleged abetment to suicide of her husband, stating that there was no act of incitement on their part on the date when the man took his life."In the absence of any evidence... of instigation, encouragement or aiding on the part of the respondents, it cannot be said that they were guilty of any act, which could be termed as abetment to drive the deceased to commit suicide," the court said.In the order, the ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 12 (ANI): Television actress Manjula, also known as Shruti, is undergoing treatment at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru after she was brutally attacked and stabbed multiple times by her husband, Amaresh, on July 4. The accused has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody, police said on Friday. The incident took place on July 4, and Shruti has now been discharged from the hospital. The Hanumantha Nagar police have registered a case in this regard and have ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a woman and her family members in a case alleging abetment of her husband's suicide, observing that there was no specific evidence or incident to suggest that they instigated or provoked the man to take the extreme step. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed the appeal filed by the deceased man's father against the trial court's acquittal order, finding that the claims made in the suicide note and by the husband's parents were too vagu ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a woman and her four brothers in a case involving allegations of abetment to the suicide of her husband. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, delivering the verdict on July 10, stated that criminal conviction demands clear, direct, and proximate evidence and the court found no act of instigation, provocation, or encouragement by the accused that could be linked to the deceased's decision to take his own life. The case ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a woman and her four brothers in a case involving allegations of abetment to the suicide of her husband. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, delivering the verdict on July 10, stated that criminal conviction demands clear, direct, and proximate evidence and the court found no act of instigation, provocation, or encouragement by the accused that could be linked to the deceased's decision to take his own life. The case ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A recent judgment by the Andhra Pradesh High Court (APHC) reaffirmed the rights of a trans woman to be legally recognised as a woman. This has brought fresh attention to the long-standing questions about how the state, its institutions and the law interact with gender identity. While the verdict clarified that gender isn't defined by reproductive capacity, trans activists in Hyderabad say systemic stigma, exclusion and institutional gatekeeping continue to deny basic rights. Anil, a ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 7: A same-sex relationship ended tragically after a youth killed his partner in Mumbai. The development comes after the Mumbai police recently arrested a 19-year-old youth for allegedly killing his same-sex partner in the city. The accused was arrested after the victim's father lodged a complaint against him. The complainant claimed that his 16-year-old son died of poisoning after the accused gave him a spiked cold drink. Acting on the complaint, the police arrested the youth and a ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 5: In a shocking incident, a woman died by suicide after she was slapped by her husband allegedly after a fight with his mother in Mumbai's Sakinaka on June 28. The Mumbai Police have charged a 32-year-old driver with abetment of suicide and dowry death following the suicide of his 23-year-old wife, Mamta, at their residence. The accused has been identified as Rajesh Jokhai Prasad Maurya, Indian Express reported. The case, registered under sections 108 (abetment of suicide) and 80 ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: The counsel of R Annadurai, father of A Rithanya who died by suicide in Tiruppur over alleged dowry harassment, objected to the bail petition filed by the arrested suspects -- Rithanya's husband and her father-in-law -- at the principal district court in Tiruppur on Thursday. The hearing has been posted to Friday. The counsel further said they have strongly objected to granting bail to the accused E Kavin Kumar and his father Eswaramoorthy, as they may use political influence to der ...Read More >
KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court directed Indian pacer Mohammed Shami to pay his estranged wife, Hasin Jahan, and daughter a monthly alimony of Rs 4 lakh as maintenance during the ongoing legal battle with his spouse. Jahan had moved the high court against a district sessions court's order directing the cricketer to pay Rs 50,000 to his wife and Rs 80,000 to her daughter in 2023. "In my considered opinion, a sum of Rs 1,50,000 per month to the petitioner no.1 (wife) and Rs 2,50,000 to her daughter ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami to pay Rs 1.5 lakh per month interim maintenance to his estranged wife Hasin Jahan and a sum of Rs 2.5 lakh towards the care and expenses of their minor daughter. A Bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee was hearing an appeal filed by Hasin Jahan challenging a decision of the Alipore Sessions Judge who had directed Mohammed Shami to pay Rs 50 thousand per month to Hasin Jahan and Rs 80 thousand to their daughte ...Read More >
Chennai: A 24-year-old woman in Chennai's Ponneri died allegedly by suicide due to dowry harassment by her husband and in-laws on June 30, mere three days after her wedding, the police said. The woman was visiting her parents at their home when she locked herself in the bathroom and took the extreme step. Sources told Times Now that the woman's in-laws had received one sovereign gold less than promised. Due to this, the accused husband and the in-laws were harassing the girl for giving the remai ...Read More >
Tiruppur: A shocking case of alleged dowry harassment and suicide has emerged from Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur district, where a 27-year-old woman died by suicide on Saturday, 29 June -- just 78 days after her wedding. Rithanya, daughter of Annadurai, a real estate businessman, was married on 11 April 2025 to Kavin Kumar (28), the grandson of a senior Congress leader in Tiruppur. The wedding was a grand celebration, with the bride's family gifting 300 sovereigns of gold and a Volvo SUV worth ₹70 lak ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Industrial production activity in India moderated month-on-month with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing 1.2 per cent in May, against 2.7 per cent recorded in April, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation data. In May, the growth rates of the three sectors, Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity the were (-) 0.1 per cent, 2.6 per cent, and (-) 5.8 per cent, respectively. Also Read | 'I Stand Firmly With Diljit': Actor ...Read More >
Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu), Jun 30 (PTI) A 27-year old woman, who was married only about two and a half months ago, has died by suicide after holding her husband and in-laws responsible for her decision to end her life, police said on Monday. Just before she ended her life by consuming pesticide, the woman, Rithanya in an audio message to her father alleged that her husband Kavinkumar caused her physical torture. She alleged that her father-in-law Easwaramurthy and mother-in-law Chitradevi caused he ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, 27-year-old Ridhanya, daughter of garment company owner Annadurai, died by suicide in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, allegedly due to dowry harassment by her husband and in-laws. Ridhanya had married Kavinkumar in April this year, with a dowry of 100 sovereigns (800 g) of gold jewelry and a Volvo car worth Rs 70 lakh. According to an India Today report, before her death, Ridhanya sent seven audio messages to her father, detailing the alleged abuse and torture she suffe ...Read More >
Tiruppur: A newlywed woman in Tamil Nadu died by suicide on Sunday, June 29, after sustained mental and physical torture over alleged dowry demands by her husband and in-laws. The deceased, 27-year-old Ridhanya, had married Kavinkumar, 28, just three months ago in April. Her family had reportedly given a Volvo car worth Rs 70 lakh and 800 grams of gold jewellery as dowry. According to the police, Ridhanya consumed fumigant pesticide tablets inside her car near a temple in Mondipalayam. Locals ...Read More >
Kolkata: Fourteen years after Ritesh Kumar Shaw -- a garments trader from Burrabazar -- attempted to murder his wife in front of their four-year-old son, a Barrackpore court on Friday sentenced him to life imprisonment for orchestrating the crime to claim insurance benefits.Santonu Chakrobarty, public prosecutor-in-charge, told TOI that the accused shot his wife, Madhumala Shaw (40), after he made an insurance policy of Rs 1 crore in her name and named himself as the nominee. Cops said Shaw plan ...Read More >
Kolkata: In a shocking and disturbing incident, a woman was raped by her father-in-law, and then she was murdered. Her dead body was buried in a pit dug outside her marital home in Haryana's Faridabad. Now, new details have been unearthed in the case of the rape and murder of a 24-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh. The incident allegedly took place in April and was not detected by anyone for almost two months, due to her in-laws claiming she had gone missing. The woman is a native of Firozabad ...Read More >
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