25,000 dowry deaths between 2012-14
The National Crime Records Bureau registered around 25,000 dowry deaths between 2012 and 2014, said Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Friday. She said, "8233, 8083 and 8455 cases were registered of dowry deaths in the country during 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively." Almost 30,000 cases of dowry were registered under the Dowry Prohibition Act during the same duration, Gandhi added.