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Lko Triple Suicide: Deceased Cloth Merchant’s in-Laws Held in ₹40L Dispute
PONNERI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, JUL 1 – A 25-year-old woman died by suicide after her in-laws harassed her for additional dowry, including gold jewelry and an air conditioner, police said.
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Lko triple suicide: Deceased cloth merchant’s in-laws held in ₹40L dispute
The action came a day after the cloth merchant’s brother lodged a police complaint, alleging that continuous financial pressure and false promises by the couple drove his brother, sister-in-law, and their teenage daughter to take the extreme step.
‘I cannot bear his torture’: TN woman’s last words about husband before suicide
Just two months after her wedding, a 27-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur died by suicide, leaving behind at least seven harrowing audio messages detailing alleged mental and physical abuse by her husband and in-laws demanding more dowry.
The increase in the number of women accused of the murder of their husbands has given rise to a lot of misogynous comments and a debate about Indian legislation, which aims to protect women. However, in India, it is still much more common for a man to kill his wife, than the other way round, recalls the Times of India.
While the incident of a young woman committing suicide 78 days after her marriage due to dowry harassment in Avinashi, Tirupur district has caused a stir, now another young woman has committed suicide 4 days after her marriage due to dowry harassment in Tiruvallur district. Lokeswari (24) is from a Muslim town near Ponneri, Tiruvallur district. Lokeswari, a graduate, and Panneer (37), a private company employee from Kattavur village, were marrie…
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