Overview

• Tiruppur’s RDO is finalising its inquiry into the 100 sovereigns of gold and ₹70 lakh Volvo claimed as dowry and any further demands made after the wedding.
• Kavinkumar and his parents, Eswaramoorthy and Chithradevi, remain in judicial custody facing dowry harassment and abetment of suicide charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• Ridhanya’s parents had provided the substantial dowry in April, yet pressure for additional gifts began within ten days of the marriage.
• On June 28, Ridhanya consumed sulphas tablets inside her car en route to a Mondipalayam temple and sent seven voice messages to her father detailing the abuse before her death.
• Campaigners and bereaved families in Tamil Nadu are calling for stricter enforcement of dowry laws and systemic reforms to protect women in abusive marriages.