Citation

Jatti VB, Manjunath KH, Chandru K, Ingale D. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2011; 5(1): 90-93.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

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Abstract

The present modern day culture still has the ancient evils of civilization. In spite of the increase in educational status of most parts of the country, dowry related harassments and deaths are on the rise with every coming year. The objectives of my study are to find out the incidence, cause and mode of death in the victims dowry harassment, to study their educational and occupational status. The present study was conducted at Dept. of Forensic medicine, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore, on all married women dying within 7 years of married life, booked under section 304(B), 306, 498(A), 302IPC & 176CrPC, in cases where inquest was conducted by executive magistrate. From the present study, alleged dowry death cases constitute 4.06%of total autopsies and 11.74% of female autopsies. Most of the dowry deaths occur in Hindu families and burning is the most common mode of dowry death. Most of the victims were of below matriculate, house wives. The menace of dowry harassment and deaths cannot be tackled with legislation alone; it needs socioeconomic and educational reforms.

Language: en

Keywords

human; homicide; suicide; Autopsy; drowning; female; male; India; incidence; autopsy; head injury; cause of death; hanging; intoxication; strangulation; article; victim; marriage; medicolegal aspect; cultural factor; Harassment; penetrating trauma; Dowry death; Bride burning; educational status; employment status; dowry; throttling