11. In 1986, the Indian Parliament added dowry deaths as a new domestic violence crime. 12. Full-length plays on dowry deaths include'The Bride Who Would Not Burn' 13. In dowry deaths , the groom s family is the perpetrator of murder or suicide. 14. The existing law only provided for life imprisonment for dowry deaths and three years for rape. 15. The National Crime Records Bureau in Delhi reported about 6000 dowry deaths a year in the 1990s. 16. Dowry death rates per 100, 000 people map for Indian States and Union Territories in 2012.17. The ratio of dowry deaths are about the same as the ratio of population in India by religions. 18. When a dowry death is done by setting the woman on fire, it is called bride burning. 19. Simultaneously, there had been a rise in dowry deaths in society, which added to his despair. 20. Most dowry deaths occur when the young woman, unable to bear the harassment and torture, commits suicide.
