Overview

• On June 28, Mamta, 23, died by suicide in her Sakinaka flat after her husband slapped her during a dispute with his mother.
• Her brother’s complaint on June 29 prompted charges under sections for abetment to suicide and dowry death of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against Rajesh Maurya.
• Police allege Maurya had demanded additional dowry beyond the ₹5 lakh he received from her family a month into their June 2024 marriage.
• Investigators are scanning Mamta’s phone and interviewing her parents and brother to document evidence of prolonged harassment and abuse.
• Mamta’s death adds to a string of dowry-related fatalities across India in 2025 and has intensified calls for stricter enforcement of anti-dowry laws.