Chandigarh: Husband to spend seven years in jail for dowry death
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh: Husband to spend seven years in jail for dowry death

Hindustan Times  

Nearly seven years after a woman in her late 20s was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her second-floor residence in Manimajra Complex, a local court on Wednesday sentenced her husband to seven years in prison after finding him guilty of dowry death. The court of additional sessions judge Sonika sentenced Sukhant Chawla, 26, under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code for the death of his wife, Roma, while also imposing a fine of ₹10,000. The court acquitted three others in the case, including Sukhant’s brother Ekant Chawla, sister Megha Budhiraja and brother-in-law Anil Kumar Budhiraja. While acquitting the remaining three in the case, the court observed the prosecution had failed to establish the guilt of accused Ekant Chawla, Megha Budhiraja and Anil Kumar Budhiraja beyond shadow of doubt. Defence counsel advocate Terminder Singh said accused Megha was the sister of accused Sukhant, settled with her husband Anil Kumar Budhiraja in her matrimonial home.

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Woman, lover get life term for killing husband in U.P’s Amroha
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Woman, lover get life term for killing husband in U.P’s Amroha

Hindustan Times  

Amroha district court on Saturday sentenced a woman and her lover to life imprisonment for murdering her husband in a premediated attack. Additional district Judge III Nasima Khanam convicted the two accused and sentenced them to life imprisonment, rejecting their plea for relaxation. Chand, a carpenter from Alhaipur village in Moradabad’s Dilari police station area, was married to Mehnaj, a …

Chandigarh: Nine months on, man, parents booked for dowry death
2 months, 1 week ago

Chandigarh: Nine months on, man, parents booked for dowry death

Hindustan Times  

Nine months after a woman from Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh died in Chandigarh, police have booked her husband and his family for dowry death. Taslima’s family alleged that her in-laws, on the pretext of providing her treatment for not being able to conceive a child, had brought her to Chandigarh on April 1, 2024, where they killed her. The victim’s …

Chandigarh: Age of ‘minor victim’ remains unproven in court, seven let off
4 months, 1 week ago

Chandigarh: Age of ‘minor victim’ remains unproven in court, seven let off

Hindustan Times  

A local court on Monday acquitted seven individuals in a case involving a minor’s rape, child marriage and dowry demand, after the prosecution failed to prove key charges, notably the complainant’s age. The court found that the complainant’s claim of being a 15-year-old minor could not be substantiated. The court acquitted the complainant’s husband Ranjeet Thakur, his father Bijender Thakur, …

Chandigarh: Woman gets life term for gagging son to death
8 months ago

Chandigarh: Woman gets life term for gagging son to death

Hindustan Times  

The court of additional sessions judge Harpreet Kaur on Friday sentenced a 29-year-old woman to life imprisonment for gagging her two-and-a-half-year-old son to death. The convict, Roopa Verma, was also charged with murdering her six-month-old daughter a month prior to killing her son but those charges could not be proved in court. The court relied the judgment on the basis …

Day after newly married couple’s murder in Hisar’s Hansi, woman’s brother, cousin held
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Day after newly married couple’s murder in Hisar’s Hansi, woman’s brother, cousin held

Hindustan Times  

A day after a newly married couple was gunned down in Hisar’s Hansi in a suspected case of ‘honour killing’, police arrested the woman’s brother and cousin on murder charges. Tejbir, 27, and Meena, 24, -- residents of Badala village and Sultanpur village, respectively -- were sitting in Lala Hukam Chand Jain Park on Monday morning when some assailants shot …

Woman found dead in Chandigarh was murdered by husband over infidelity, say police
1 year, 4 months ago

Woman found dead in Chandigarh was murdered by husband over infidelity, say police

Hindustan Times  

The woman found dead under mysterious circumstances in Industrial Area, Phase 1, on Friday afternoon, was murdered by her husband over infidelity, police said on Sunday. Investigators said the accused strangled his wife to death with his hands on Wednesday night and dumped her body near Plot Number 212, Phase 1, Industrial Area, in a secluded area. Police said on …

Chandigarh man who stabbed wife jailed for five years
1 year, 5 months ago

Chandigarh man who stabbed wife jailed for five years

Hindustan Times  

A 44-year-old man who had stabbed his wife multiple times, suspecting her of infidelity, has been sentenced to five-year rigorous imprisonment by a local court. Following investigation, Chandigarh Police had arrested Lal Bahadur and recovered the weapon used in the crime from bushes near the Hallomajra government school. The court of additional district and sessions judge also imposed a fine …

Dowry death: Husband among 5 booked after Ludhiana’s Jagraon woman dies
1 year, 11 months ago

Dowry death: Husband among 5 booked after Ludhiana’s Jagraon woman dies

Hindustan Times  

Around 10 months after her love marriage, a woman has been allegedly murdered by her in-laws for dowry in Sherpur Kalan village of Jagraon. The victim’s father alleged that soon after the marriage, Lovepreet’s husband and other relatives started harassing her for not bringing dowry. The accused are the victim’s husband Gurinder Singh, father-in-law Atma Singh, brother-in-law Jadu, sister-in-law Guggu …

Man beats his spouse to death, she was his 12th wife
1 year, 11 months ago

Man beats his spouse to death, she was his 12th wife

India Today  

A man killed his 12th wife in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, who allegedly got involved in an argument with her, while he was inebriated. The accused identified as Ramchandra Turi killed his 40-year-old wife by brutally beating her with a stick on Sunday. The incident took place in Tarapur village, where the man was said to be drinking alcohol with his …

Rajasthan: Dalit labourer chained in cattle shed, tortured over monetary dispute
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajasthan: Dalit labourer chained in cattle shed, tortured over monetary dispute

India TV News  

Rajasthan: Dalit labourer chained in cattle shed, tortured over monetary dispute According to a complaint filed by Radheyshyam Meghwal on May 24, he was abducted by Paramjit Singh and five others on May 22, taken to his home in Alfa Nagar, chained in a cattle shade and tortured for nearly 31 hours till his younger brother freed him. It has …

Gang-rape victim who went to UP police station to file complaint allegedly raped by policeman
2 years, 10 months ago

Gang-rape victim who went to UP police station to file complaint allegedly raped by policeman

The Hindu  

The family of a 13-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Lalitpur has alleged she was raped by a police station in-charge after she had gone there to register a complaint about a gang rape case. On April 26, the four men – Chandan, Rajbhan, Harishankar and Mahendra Chaurasia – brought her back to Pali and left her at the police station …

Man, 60, Dies After Being Thrashed by Daughter-in-law in Bundi Village
3 years, 3 months ago

Man, 60, Dies After Being Thrashed by Daughter-in-law in Bundi Village

News 18  

A 60-year-old man allegedly beaten up by his daughter-in-law two days ago succumbed to injuries here in the MBS hospital of the city, police said on Monday. The deceased, Ramlal Meghwal alias Ramdev, died Sunday night succumbing to critical head injuries he received during the beating, police said. According to police, Meghwal was thrashed with a stick by his 30-year-old …

Chandigarh: Woman ends life; husband, in-laws booked on dowry charges
3 years, 4 months ago

Chandigarh: Woman ends life; husband, in-laws booked on dowry charges

India Today  

A pall of gloom descended on the family members of a 24-year-old woman who reportedly ended her life in Mauli Jagran on Tuesday night. Police have booked her husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law based on the complaint of the victim's family that she was being harassed for dowry. Natasha's brother Surya told police that his sister tied knot with Ravi Sharma …

'Take her home or she'd be killed': Ludhiana woman burnt to death, father alleges harassment over dowry
3 years, 8 months ago

'Take her home or she'd be killed': Ludhiana woman burnt to death, father alleges harassment over dowry

India Today  

A 34-year-old woman was burnt to death on Tuesday allegedly over dowry by her in-laws in the Ludhiana district of Punjab. Surinderpal said his daughter's father-in-law had called him to inform him that Mandeep had received some burn injuries and was rushed to a civil hospital, the Hindustan Times reported. Surinderpal said Mandeep had married Balram Singh around three years …

Courts in Uttar Pradesh sentence two to death in rape, murder cases
3 years, 11 months ago

Courts in Uttar Pradesh sentence two to death in rape, murder cases

India Today  

A court sentenced one person to death and three to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of three people over a land dispute in Bharuch. Three years ago, Satya Prakash, Bhavar Singh, Sundar Singh were shot dead in Bharuch village of Raya while they were sleeping at three different places. The Additional District Judge released Bhagwati Devi as she …

Lockdown horror: Meghalaya girl held captive, sedated and tortured for 3 months in Meerut
4 years, 6 months ago

Lockdown horror: Meghalaya girl held captive, sedated and tortured for 3 months in Meerut

India TV News  

A girl from Meghalaya was allegedly tortured, assaulted and sedated for around 3 months in the lockdown. When the government announced the coronavirus lockdown, the girl's colleague, reportedly invited her to his house. The 20-year-old girl then reached Meerut where she was allegedly held captive and was subjected to torture. After the man's arrest, the Delhi Gate police added sections …

11 get life imprisonment for Jharkhand lynching
7 years ago

11 get life imprisonment for Jharkhand lynching

India Today  

After over six months of a lynching by cow vigilantes in Jharkhand, a court in Ramgarh today sentenced 11 persons to life imprisonment. Earlier this week, a fast-track court had convicted 11 of the 12 accused, including a district BJP leader and few members of the local gau raksha samiti. On June 29, last year, Alimuddin Ansari was beaten to …

Widow pressured to undergo punishment for refusing relative's advances
9 years, 1 month ago

Widow pressured to undergo punishment for refusing relative's advances

Deccan Chronicle  

Nashik: A widow who managed to escape inhuman punishment meted out by Kanjarbhat Jat Panchayat for refusing her brother-in-law’s advances continues to be pressurised to undergo the punishment. The punishment requires the victim, Chhaya Satish Tamaichekar, to brand her sons’ palms with red hot axes and be paraded semi-nude with one woman hitting her with hot sticks and another woman …

Woman commits suicide over dowry in Punjab, husband booked
11 years, 9 months ago

Woman commits suicide over dowry in Punjab, husband booked

India TV News  

Phagwara, Jun 7: A woman, upset over persistent dowry demands by her husband, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself to death at her parents' house in Khalwargate area here, police said today. Following the complaint, police have registered a case against the husband of the 38-year-old Neeru Bala, who died yesterday.Victim's mother Shashi Bala alleged that Neeru's husband Mischal Sardana …

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