Monday, 27 September, 2010.
A 30- year old woman, set on fire.
Shruti Khullar, wife of an Air Force personnel and resident of Ghaziabad was burnt to death by her parents-in-law this saturday afternoon.She was immediately rushed to Safdardung Hospital in Delhi where she succumbed to her injuries.
http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2010/09/27/ArticleHtmls/WOMAN-SET-ON-FIRE;-IN-LAWS-UNDER-COPS-27092010005003.shtml?Mode=1
This is just another story of an Indian girl who was brutally killed by her own family members.
According to Indian Police, every year it receives over 2,500 reports of bride-burning , while human rights organizations in Pakistan report over 300 deaths per year. The Indian National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports that there were about 8172 dowry death cases registered in India in 2008. Incidents of dowry deaths during the year 2008 (8172) have increased by 14.4 per cent over 1998 level (7146).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry_death
Everyone is aware of the increasing number of dowry deaths, which are a punishable offence, yet the custom of dowry goes unquestioned.
Still there are families who do not accept their own daughter-in-laws as a part of their family. They have to pay a price in order to make a place for themselves in the new family and their status in the marital homes depends on the amount of dowry they bring in.
I find this strange and shocking and let me share it with you.
The Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961, was amended in 1984 , with few changes being made in it. A limit was set on the amount of dowry being demanded. But dowry itself was not banned.
I think we need to question the existence of such social evils which are prevalent in our society since ages. But just thinking won't help. We need to wipe them out or they would take over our society and cause havoc.
I like your posts :) you always find stuffs that go unnoticed. 'Dowry' is still shamelessly practiced as a ritual and it has more to do with the parents of the bride. Why do they bow down every time? and these rascals who can fall to this level and kill their wives and daughter-in laws for money should be pelted to death
ReplyDeleteI know.. how can people actually do this to their own family member..?They must be heartless and insensitive to do something so low and shameless. They should be severely punished for giving up humanity. Also, dowry should be banned and I don't undertsand the logic of girls paying a price to make place for themselves in the marital homes. It is shameless..Please stop this.It is inhuman. It was and it is painful for the girls and their families to go through all this !
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