Indian report says 1 woman dies every hour in disputes over dowry payments

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

NEW DELHI - One woman dies every hour in India because of dowry-related crimes, indicating that the country's economic boom has made demands for dowries even more persistent, women's rights activists said Tuesday.

The National Crime Records Bureau says 8,233 women were killed across India last year because of disputes over dowry payments given by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

The conviction rate in dowry-related crimes remained a low 32 per cent, according to statistics the bureau published last week.

Indian law prohibits the giving or receiving of a dowry, but the centuries-old social custom persists.

Dowry demands often continue for years after the wedding. Each year, thousands of young Indian women are doused with gasoline and burned to death because the groom or his family felt the dowry was inadequate.

Women's rights activists and police said that loopholes in dowry prevention laws, delays in prosecution and low conviction rates have led to a steady rise in dowry-related crimes.

Dowry demands have become even more insistent and expensive following India's economic boom, said Ranjana Kumari, a women's rights activist.

She blamed a growing culture of greed as India opens its economy to foreign goods that the younger generation cannot afford but badly want.

"Marriages have become commercialized. It's like a business proposition where the groom and his family make exorbitant demands. And the wealthier the family, the more outrageous the demands," Kumari said.

Suman Nalwa, a senior New Delhi police officer dealing with crimes against women, said dowry practices extended to all classes in society. "Even highly educated people don't say no to dowry," she said.

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India males are so losers, gazoline and kill wifes just for money.

 

[surya kiran]

NEW DELHI - One woman dies every hour in India because of dowry-related crimes, indicating that the country's economic boom has made demands for dowries even more persistent, women's rights activists said Tuesday.

The National Crime Records Bureau says 8,233 women were killed across India last year because of disputes over dowry payments given by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

The conviction rate in dowry-related crimes remained a low 32 per cent, according to statistics the bureau published last week.

Indian law prohibits the giving or receiving of a dowry, but the centuries-old social custom persists.

Dowry demands often continue for years after the wedding. Each year, thousands of young Indian women are doused with gasoline and burned to death because the groom or his family felt the dowry was inadequate.

Women's rights activists and police said that loopholes in dowry prevention laws, delays in prosecution and low conviction rates have led to a steady rise in dowry-related crimes.

Dowry demands have become even more insistent and expensive following India's economic boom, said Ranjana Kumari, a women's rights activist.

She blamed a growing culture of greed as India opens its economy to foreign goods that the younger generation cannot afford but badly want.

"Marriages have become commercialized. It's like a business proposition where the groom and his family make exorbitant demands. And the wealthier the family, the more outrageous the demands," Kumari said.

Suman Nalwa, a senior New Delhi police officer dealing with crimes against women, said dowry practices extended to all classes in society. "Even highly educated people don't say no to dowry," she said.

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India males are so losers, gazoline and kill wifes just for money.

Just like chinese loser parents kill female pre-borns. Just for boy child. And chinese loser government removes woman from her home because she was wearing face veil

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

Just like chinese loser parents kill female pre-borns. Just for boy child. And chinese loser government removes woman from her home because she was wearing face veil

That was old chinese mentality it's outdated now and if the gorverment caught then parent might face prosecution and even death penalty. And if you think your're better than us in the treatment of female pre-borns? (see below)

Now back to the thread, the inferior male Indians are uncapable to provide subsistence to their families but these male losers also resort violence like mafia to collecte money on their own wifes...what a laugh stock of 21st century.


India 'most dangerous place in world to be born a girl' - Telegraph

 

[Rafi]

This is a disgraceful cultural practice.

 

[Sashan]

This is a disgraceful cultural practice.

That is true - It is prevalent throughout South Asia.


Here are the nos for dowry death for different countries in South Asia.


India(per 100,000) - 1.5
Pakistan(per 100,000) - 2.45
Bangladesh(per 100,000) - 0.6 to 2.6



So what do you think about the numbers????

 

[Rafi]

That is true - It is prevalent throughout South Asia.


Here are the nos for dowry death for different countries in South Asia.


India(per 100,000) - 1.5
Pakistan(per 100,000) - 2.45
Bangladesh(per 100,000) - 0.6 to 2.6



So what do you think about the numbers????

we dont practice it

 

[faisal6309]

India still on the top.

 

[Sashan]

we dont practice it

Majority of men either in India as many know there is a strict law(498a) but there are dowry deaths happening in Pakistan and India and the numbers are higher for Pakistan than in India.

And here is the news where it talks about Pakistan and that too from a Pakistan news site.


About 3,379 women were killed for not bringing dowry with them and asking for their rights.

'Honour' killings, dowry deaths

 

[Rafi]

Not practised where I live or by my Jatt Clan - we do not believe in it, these figures are by an ngo trying to raise money.

 

[faithfulguy]

There is just a lack of respect for woman. In America, the only dowry is that woman's family usually pays for the wedding. That is it.

 

[Sergi]

And the decade old new for the satisfaction of trolling ......!
@ Kiss of imaginary creature : ashamed of providing source ??? Just post it and everyone will know why you post ???
And if you don't know that women in the post stripped her cloths all by herself and was marching to police station as a protest where she broke everything with her bat
@WebMaster

 

[jpsingh]

Why are we talking about other countries and comparing statistics??
We know that dowry is big social evil in India.
Dowry is main reason behind preference of boy and killing of unborn girls child.

Majority of men either in India as many know there is a strict law(498a) but there are dowry deaths happening in Pakistan and India and the numbers are higher for Pakistan than in India.

And here is the news where it talks about Pakistan and that too from a Pakistan news site.


About 3,379 women were killed for not bringing dowry with them and asking for their rights.

'Honour' killings, dowry deaths