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After Nikki Bhati’s Death, Calls Mount to Tackle Dowry Violence and Patriarchy

Editorial voices call for tougher use of anti-dowry law with community safeguards to protect women.

Until we confront it head-on, dowry will continue to claim lives. (Shutterstock)
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Overview

  • Nikki Bhati, 26, died after being set on fire in a Greater Noida house on August 21, as described in the opinion coverage.
  • An FIR by her family alleges sustained dowry harassment by her husband and in-laws, including demands for more cash, gold and another car.
  • Reports cited by columnists say caste panchayats urged reconciliation to preserve family and community honour, with a mahapanchayat leader even proposing that brides be sent with weapons.
  • Online narratives are polarised, with competing hashtags and references to CCTV footage that some claim shows the husband outside during the incident.
  • Commentaries situate the case within a nationwide crisis, noting 6,450 dowry-related killings in 2022 and urging stronger enforcement, civil-society intervention and cultural change.