India, Aug. 28 -- Just days after the shocking death of a woman in Greater Noida allegedly set ablaze by her husband over dowry dispute, comes the news of a lecturer from Jodhpur succumbing to her burn injuries after she took her own life for similar reasons. She left a note saying she could not take any more of the harassment for dowry from her marital family. Her decision to set her minor daughter on fire along with her is indicative of her distress and despair.

These horrific dowry death cases are neither random nor isolated. According to the latest National Crime Record Bureau data (2022), 6,450 dowry deaths were registered across India. In 2024, over 4,383 cases constituting 17 per cent of the total complaints received by the Nation...