Indian dowry deaths rise
NZPA-AP New Delhi The Indian Government has reported that 1666 women were murdered in the last 22 months by their husbands or in-laws for not providing enough wedding gifts. Torture and murders linked to the ancient dowry custom are reported to be on the rise because of increasing consumerism in India.
Accepting or giving dowry is a criminal offence with a minimum prison sentence of five years and a fine of 15,000 rupees ($2275). Almost every day newspapers report that wives are tortured or killed in India by husbands or inlaws for not providing a
sufficient dowry. A dowry customarily contains gifts of cash, cattle, consumer goods, gold and other wealth given by a bride’s family to the bridegroom’s family at the time of marriage.
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Press, 7 January 1987, Page 19
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