India, Aug. 25 -- Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi on Monday condemned the dowry death in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, where a 28-year-old woman was set on fire by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands.

Kiran Bedi said the case reflects a mindset in society that views daughters as a "burden" and sons as a "source of wealth" since medieval times. Calling the act "inhumane", she added it showed there is "no end to dowry hunger."

"The way she was set ablaze reflects how, since medieval times, our society has treated sons as a source of wealth, while daughters are seen as those who will take wealth away. This mindset still exists today. Daughters are treated as a burden, and this mindset needs to be changed. This is inhumane and shows that ther...