"India is not a police state, but there's a dowry prohibition act and we need a better implementation of the law." Dowry, she says, is often not a one-off payment for greedy families of grooms who ...

besides five years under Sec 3 and one year under Sec 4 of the Dowry Prevention Act.” The victim, Chanda, was tortured by her in-laws for dowry. She was found dead on the bed in her in-laws ...

of the Indian Penal Code as well as and sections 3 (giving or taking dowry) and 4 (demanding dowry) of the Dowry Prevention Act.

Explore the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Female Foeticide and Infanticide, addressing gender ...