Nikita Singhania’s affluent family did not mingle much & never revealed anything about her marital dispute, say neighbours who got to know of her husband’s suicide via news reports.
Eight people booked for alleged dowry harassment, domestic abuse & sexual assault. Section 4 of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act also brought against accused.
Atul Subhash died by suicide earlier this month. He & his wife Nikita married 5 yrs ago, but their relationship broke down soon after. There were 6 cases against Atul at one point.
Dowry Prohibition Act makes exception for gifts given to bride at marriage, and rules have been laid down for making of such lists. Allahabad HC last week stressed importance of the act.
Patna High Court says dowry has been expanded from restrictive meaning and can include such money / property / security which is given as “consideration for marriage”.
25-yr-old Karishma Bhatti's family says she suffered frequent domestic abuse over dowry at the hands of her husband & in-laws, who were also unhappy when she gave birth to a daughter.
Shashank Mishra allegedly demanded Rs 25 lakh in cash & tortured his wife for not meeting his demands. His father-in-law had lodged an FIR Monday against the SI & the family.
Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways’s latest ad on cars needing six airbags is timely after Cyrus Mistry’s death. But someone should’ve checked the script.
India’s strategic decisions suggest a pragmatic reading of the US' duality. While defence cooperation with the US has accelerated, India continues to diversify its military suppliers.
No offence but the entire Shari’ah-compliant system of haq mahr is a sickening concept. If you study the fiqh (jurisprudence), you realise it is essentially money for s*x and nothing else (e.g. consider the cases in which it should be returned vs not).
Always welcome your activism and enlightened debate.
Would the proposed UCC make it easier?
No offence but the entire Shari’ah-compliant system of haq mahr is a sickening concept. If you study the fiqh (jurisprudence), you realise it is essentially money for s*x and nothing else (e.g. consider the cases in which it should be returned vs not).
Degradation sold as empowerment.