Despite being outlawed in 1961, dowry disputes claim thousands of lives annually, with public anger and debate around these murders significantly diminishing, research reveals.
In 2022 alone, there were 6,516 reported dowry deaths
Jul 07, 2026
05:16 pm
What's the storyA recent study has found that dowry-related murders in India no longer evoke the same public outrage they once did.
The author of the study, Dr. Kriti Kapila, a social anthropologist at the King's India Institute, part of King's College London, said that thousands of women are still killed every year over dowry disputes, despite the practice being banned in 1961.
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