Mumbai sees 5.7% increase in dowry harassment reports

During the first six months of 2026, Mumbai witnessed a 5.7% uptick in instances of dowry-related mistreatment of married women, with the total reaching 260 cases against 246 during the same period last year. Conversely, there was a reduction in dowry-associated suicides, which went down from five to three, and dowry-related fatalities, which decreased from three to one. These figures coincide with a general downward trend in various other offenses committed against married women.

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