‘Can’t give bike, cash, jewellery? Donate kidney’: Bihar woman faces dowry demand from in-laws
Patna: In a disturbing and bizarre case of dowry harassment, a woman from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district has accused her in-laws of demanding that she donate one of her kidneys to her ailing husband after she failed to provide the expected dowry, which included a bike, cash, and jewellery.
The woman, identified as Dipti, filed a complaint with the women’s police station in Muzaffarpur, detailing the harrowing treatment she endured after her marriage in 2021, as reported by The New Indian Express on Wednesday.
Dipti had moved into her in-laws' residence in the Bochaha police station area after her marriage. For the first two years, Dipti described a relatively peaceful marital life. However, tensions began when her in-laws started pressuring her for dowry, demanding she bring a bike and money from her parental home. When she was unable to meet these unreasonable demands, the physical and mental harassment escalated, and the family allegedly started coercing her to donate one of her kidneys to her ailing husband.
“I came to know about my husband’s kidney ailment after two years of my marriage, though he was suffering from it before marriage. Initially, I took their demand casually, but later, they started exerting pressure on me. When I refused to oblige them, I was beaten black and blue and thrown out of the house,” TNIE quoted Dipti as saying.
In an attempt to resolve the situation, police intervened and tried to mediate between the parties, but their efforts were unsuccessful.
Dipti also insisted on getting a divorce from her husband, which he rejected.
As a result, a case was registered at the district women’s police station, with four members of her husband’s family, including the husband himself, named as accused in the complaint.
Further investigation is currently ongoing in this case.
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NCW chief condemns rape-murder of 4-year-old girl in Pune, calls for swift action
New Delhi (PTI): National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has condemned the alleged rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Pune, calling it "deeply distressing" and a "blot on humanity".
The girl was allegedly raped and killed by a 65-year-old labourer, who has a criminal record, in Bhor tehsil of Pune on Friday. The accused allegedly lured the child to a cattle enclosure on the pretext of giving her food. After raping her, he killed her by hitting her with a stone, according to police.
The accused has been arrested.
In a post on X on Saturday, Rahatkar said the incident in the Nasrapur area in Pune was heartbreaking and has shaken society.
"The brutal torture and murder of a four-year-old innocent girl in Nasrapur (Bhor, Pune) is deeply painful, heartbreaking, and shocking. It is a blot on humanity," she said.
She said Pune Rural police has arrested the accused and noted that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar have assured strict action in the case.
Rahatkar said the NCW has taken cognisance of the matter and written to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), requesting the body to ensure necessary and prompt action.
It has also been recommended that the case be pursued under stringent provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and be closely monitored from the filing of the chargesheet to proceedings in a fast-track special court to ensure time-bound justice, she added.
Ensuring justice for the victim and stringent punishment for the accused is a collective responsibility, the NCW chairperson underlined.
In a post on X, the NCW said it has taken suo motu cognisance of the extremely "heinous" incident.
"This heinous crime causes profound pain and outrage, and it highlights serious concerns regarding the safety of young girls," it said.
Strongly condemning this grave "inhuman act", the NCW said such crimes constitute a serious violation of children's rights and raise questions about society's security system.
