India recorded 5,737 dowry-linked deaths in 2024, an average of around 16 women a day. Despite being outlawed more than six decades ago, the practice of dowry – the transfer or money or valuables from a bride's family when she gets married – remains deeply entrenched across Indian society. Our ...
Source: [France24](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20261009-india-dowry-curse-outlawed-practice-remains-deeply-entrenched)