[nukkad] Statistics - "Dowry Deaths"... 1998

["Samira Razdan" <>]

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Dowry Deaths... what a grand euphemism for "Wife Murder" !!

Below are the grim statistics... (its 1998, but one gets the picture)

State                     Reported number
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Andhra Pradesh          - 396
Arunachal Pradesh       - 0
Assam                   - 13
Bihar                   - 296
Goa                     - 0
Gujarat                 - 105
Haryana                 - 191
Himachal Pradesh        - 4
Jammu & Kashmir         - 1
Karnataka               - 170
Kerala                  - 9
Madhya Pradesh          - 354
Maharashtra             - 519
Manipur                 - 0
Meghalaya               - 0
Mizoram                 - 0
Nagaland                - 2
Orissa                  - 169
Punjab                  - 117
Rajasthan               - 298
Sikkim                  - 0
Tamilnadu               - 83
Tripura                 - 6
Uttar Pradesh           - 1977
West Bengal             - 349
Andaman & Nicobar       - 1
Chandigarh              - 3
Dadra & Nagar Haveli    - 0
Daman & Diu             - 0
Delhi                   - 132
Lakshadweep             - 0
Pondicherry             - 4

Total                   - 5199

Source : National Crimes Bureau, Home Ministry









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