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<div>The dowry cases in India have seen a massive surge in recent years. In 2023, only 6,100 deaths were reported due to dowry.</div>
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<div>The cases registered under dowry-related crimes saw a 14 per cent increase in 2023, with over 15,000 cases recorded across the nation, as per the data cited in the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).</div>
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<div>The NCRB's 'Crime in India 2023' report said 15,489 cases were registered under the Dowry Prohibition Act in 2023 &mdash; up from 13,479 in 2022 and 13,568 in 2021. Among these, India&rsquo;s Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of cases under the Act at 7,151, followed by Bihar (3,665) and Karnataka (2,322).</div>
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<div>Thirteen states and Union Territories, including West Bengal, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, and Sikkim, reported zero dowry cases during the year.</div>
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<div>A total of 6,156 people lost their lives in dowry death cases in 2023. Uttar Pradesh again topped the chart with 2,122 deaths, followed by Bihar with 1,143. Dowry was listed as the motive in 833 murder cases across the country in 2023.</div>
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<div>Under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 83,327 cases were up for trial in 2023, with 69,434 carried forward from earlier years.</div>
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<div>The year also saw 27,154 arrests under the Act &mdash; 22,316 men and 4,838 women.</div>

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