Domestic Violence
- Hyderabad
Man sentenced to life for killing wife over cigarette dispute
Hyderabad: A 47-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his wife over a cigarette in Hyderabad. Ponna Nageshwar Rao was married to P Kalpana, and the couple had two children.…
- Telangana
Mere cruelty FIR not ground for divorce, rules Telangana HC
Hyderabad: Just lodging of a domestic violence complaint against husband and his family under Section 498 A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act does not…
- Bangalore
Chikkamagaluru: Son held for killing father who abused mother
Chikkamagaluru: A shocking incident has come to light in Hanumanahalli village of Chikkamagaluru taluk, where a son allegedly murdered his father, who was reportedly subjecting his mother to constant abuse, and then…
- Telangana
Wrong date of birth on matrimony portal costs man his marriage
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has dissolved a marriage after finding that a bank manager had furnished a wrong date of birth on a matrimonial website, inducing his wife to marry him under…
- Telangana
Married woman found hanging in Khammam, husband missing amid abuse allegations
Hyderabad: A married woman was found hanging at her residence in Gol Thanda village of Thirumalayapalem mandal, Khammam district, on Friday, May 22. The woman’s family has blamed her husband for her…
- Telangana
Govt staff accused of domestic violence face pay halt under Mission Aparajita
Hyderabad: Government employees accused of domestic violence, based on a prima facie report, will now face an immediate suspension of salaries under “Mission Aparajita,” launched by the Nizamabad District Collector on Saturday,…
- Telangana
Telangana Sarpanch drinks pesticide, car crash delays hospital run; dies
Hyderabad: The Sarpanch of the Masaipet village in Kaddam mandal of Nirmal district allegedly died by suicide after drinking pesticide on Friday, April 3. Her family has alleged domestic violence as the reason…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad software employee killed by ex-husband over domestic violence case
Hyderabad: A 29-year-old woman software employee was allegedly killed by her former husband at her house here on Wednesday, February 18, police said. The victim’s husband in a complaint stated that his…
- Telangana
Wife files domestic violence case against police constable in Mancherial
Hyderabad: A Superintendent working in the Gudipeta Battalion has filed a domestic violence case against her constable husband at Mancherial in Telangana. The violence was captured on video by one of their…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad woman’s domestic violence case against NRI husband quashed by SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that a husband asking his wife to account for household expenses does not constitute cruelty under Indian Penal Code Section 498A, while quashing an FIR filed by…
- Telangana
Domestic violence: HC raps Telangana cops over LOC against NRI couple
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday, November 24, expressed serious displeasure over the police issuing a Look Out Circular (LOC) against a couple facing charges in a domestic violence case. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man attacks wife with blade after she requests him to attend ceremony
Hyderabad: The city police arrested a man in Nagole on Sunday, September 14, for domestic violence. He allegedly attacked his 19-year-old wife with a blade when asked to accompany her home. Upputalli…
- Hyderabad
Woman murders husband with sleeping pills in Saidabad
Hyderabad: A woman in Saidabad, Hyderabad, allegedly murdered her husband by lacing his alcohol with sleeping pills and attacking him with a rod following a strained marriage. Ayesha Parveen’s husband, 45-year-old Gishan,…
- India
Mumbai Court orders man to pay Rs 1 cr to wife for domestic violence
A sessions court in Mumbai ordered a man to pay his wife domestic violence compensation amounting to Rs 1 crore, enhancing it from the previous amount of Rs 5 lakh, noting that…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: CDEW resolves 999 domestic violence cases, reunites families
Hyderabad: The Centre for Development and Empowerment of Women (CDEW) has achieved success in its mission against domestic violence, resolving 999 cases within the Cyberabad Commissionerate. Of these, 43 percent resulted in…
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