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Dowry death case: Chandigarh cop’s son pressured wife for money to relocate to US, states FIR

Harassment over dowry and repeated demands for money allegedly began soon after the marriage of Amandeep Kaur (32), a Chandigarh resident, and Gagandeep Singh Virk in December 2018. (Shutterstock/ Representational image)

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Published on Feb 20, 2026 09:00 am IST

Pregnant woman found dead inside house; FIR against in-laws

Neighbours also said the woman’s husband was at home till Sunday evening, and fled afterwards, the ACP said.

Published on Feb 18, 2026 04:20 am IST

Dowry death in Jeddah: Lucknow software engineer’s husband, his brother, others booked

The complainant alleged that substantial dowry was given at the time of marriage, at the insistence of the groom. (Pic for representation)

Published on Jan 17, 2026 07:10 am IST

Ludhiana: Woman found dead at in-laws house, husband held, 2 booked

ASI Harmeet Singh, who is investigating the case, said the body has been shifted to the civil hospital for post-mortem. (HT Photo)

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Published on Jan 07, 2026 03:54 am IST

Marriage reduced to ‘commercial transaction’: Supreme Court flags dowry deaths

The Supreme Court was hearing an appeal filed by the father of the deceased against the Allahabad High Court’s January 9 order granting bail to her husband. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 29, 2025 04:53 am IST

Right to seek furlough subject to statutory prescriptions, maintains Delhi HC

Upholding the rule, the court in its 23-page judgment observed that it does not create any distinction between convicts who challenge their convictions and those who do not. (HT Archive)

Published on Nov 08, 2025 05:22 am IST

22-yr-old woman found dead in Chandigarh: Husband, 2 kin booked for dowry death

The victim, Nimita Raj, was found hanging at her house in Mauli Jagran, Chandigarh, barely 15 days after shifting there. (iStock)

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Published on Nov 02, 2025 06:36 am IST

Woman, son die after fall from 7th floor in Gurugram; dowry case filed

After a domestic dispute, the woman leapt from her 7th-floor flat with her three-year-old son. Police filed a dowry death case against her husband, in-laws. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Oct 23, 2025 07:04 am IST

Burden of proof: SC warns against rigidity

Burden of proof: SC warns against rigidity

Published on Oct 22, 2025 04:56 am IST

Man held for dowry death after wife found dead in Shahbad Dairy

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Updated on Oct 02, 2025 05:24 am IST

Dowry, domestic violence grim reality of our times: Delhi HC

The court was dealing with a plea filed by the deceased’s brother-in-law, sister-in-law and father-in-law seeking anticipatory bail.

Published on Sept 30, 2025 03:30 am IST

50-year-old woman on the run for five years held in dowry death case

50-year-old woman on the run for five years held in dowry death case

Published on Sept 08, 2025 04:14 am IST

UP woman dies after being forced to drink acid over dowry demands

Police have arrested the hitman and the teen.

Published on Aug 28, 2025 10:28 pm IST

In ‘dying statement’, Nikki Bhati alleged cylinder blast: Cops

Nikki Bhati, 28, allegedly set ablaze by in-laws in Greater Noida

Updated on Aug 28, 2025 11:59 am IST

Dowry victim Nikki's father refutes charge by daughter-in-law: ‘I have evidence’

Bhikari Singh, father of Nikki Bhati, allegedly set ablaze by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands, speaks to the media, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.

Published on Aug 27, 2025 08:02 pm IST

Shocking twist in Nikki murder case as sister-in-law makes big allegations

Nikki Bhati and her husband Vipin. Nikki, in her mid-20s, was allegedly set on fire by Vipin and his family in front of her son and sister.

Updated on Aug 27, 2025 08:59 pm IST

After CCTV, hospital memo of ‘cylinder blast’ adds new angle to Noida dowry case

Nikki Bhati, 28, died of burn injuries on August 21 after, as per her family, her husband set her afire

Published on Aug 28, 2025 08:59 am IST

Greater Noida: Online clips cloud probe into Nikki Bhati murder

At the centre of the online back-and-forth are three widely shared videos. Two were circulated by Nikki’s family and one by relatives of the accused. (HT Photos)

Updated on Aug 27, 2025 11:59 am IST

Noida dowry victim's father denies Insta link: ‘Her mother-in-law used it too’

Neighbours claimed that the Bhati family was also locked in disputes over Nikki (right) and her sister Kanchan's social media activity. Their father (left) have denied the accusation.

Updated on Aug 26, 2025 08:26 pm IST

Another dowry death in UP as Ballia man arrested after wife found hanging

The accused was arrested near Bandha Road in Bedua on Monday and sent to jail while efforts are underway to arrest the two other accused, police said.

Published on Aug 26, 2025 03:23 pm IST

Noida dowry case accused was booked in 2024 on being ‘caught with girl’

Nikki, 28, was allegedly set ablaze by her husband and in-laws in Sirsa village over a dowry demands

Updated on Aug 26, 2025 02:22 pm IST

Twist in Noida dowry case as CCTV clip surfaces claiming accused wasn't at scene

Devendra, Vipin's cousin, claimed that Nikki suffered burns from a cylinder blast in the kitchen.

Updated on Sept 01, 2025 05:59 pm IST

Noida dowry death victim's father says grandson 'cries daily, keeps saying...'

Nikki Bhati's father has said that he will try his best to bring up her son.

Updated on Aug 26, 2025 09:02 am IST

Nikki Bhati's father calls for 'bulldozer action': 'House where my daughter...'

Nikki Bhati's father alleged that her in-laws did not even let her put up a signboard for her beauty parlour and bothered her over it.

Published on Aug 25, 2025 11:09 pm IST

Nikki Bhati murder: Father-in-law, brother-in-law arrested

28-year-old Nikki Bhati. (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 26, 2025 02:12 am IST

'Matter of grave concern': NCW condemns Nikki Bhati dowry murder

Nikki Bhati was set ablaze by her husband and in-laws after an altercation over reopening her beauty parlour.

Updated on Aug 25, 2025 07:30 pm IST

Jodhpur lecturer sets herself, 3-year-old child on fire over dowry harassment

The woman returned from school, sat on a chair, poured petrol on herself and her daughter and set themselves on fire.

Updated on Aug 25, 2025 07:31 pm IST

Nikki's family 'compromised' for years out of fear of social shame, says brother

Vipin Bhati had set his wife Nikki on fire after the altercation over reopening her beauty parlour and posting reels on Instagram escalated.

Updated on Aug 25, 2025 07:20 pm IST

'Set afire on camera': 10 chilling details in Nikki Bhati dowry murder

Four people, including victim Nikki Bhati's husband, have been arrested in connection with the Noida dowry death case

Updated on Aug 26, 2025 05:59 pm IST

‘Papa ne mumma ko mara’: Kiran Bedi echoes child’s cry in Noida dowry death case

Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi on Monday reacted to the recent dowry death case in Noida and called it “inhumane.”

Updated on Aug 25, 2025 03:39 pm IST

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