Dowry : A Curious Case of Indian Marriages. By Sherin Sunny
In our previous article "What Does it Take to be Murdered in India?" we've discussed the incidence, motives and possible socio-economic factors that contribute to the murders in the country. While looking into the commonly occurring crimes, murders relating to dowry issues made it to the list. Crime against women, especially with respect to dowry, isn’t a new revelation. However, it is rather disappointing to know that there have been so many crimes against a particular gender that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has a section dedicated to enlist them. As per NCRB report , the some of the crimes against women are as follows : Murder with Rape or Gang Rape Dowry Deaths Abetment to Suicide of Women Miscarriage Acid Attack / Attempts to Acid Attack Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives Kidnapping and Abduction Human Trafficking Buying and Selling of Minor Girls Rape / Attempt to Rape Cyber Crimes As an extension of the previous article, in this article we shall di...