One bide burnt every hour.
- In 2010, 8391 dowry death cases were reported across India, meaning a bride was burned every 90 minutes, according to statistics recently released by the National Crime Records Bureau. (Delhi)
- A decade earlier this number was 6995, but climbed to 8093 dowry deaths in 2007. (Delhi)
- Increase in poverty may be causing the escalation in the number of incidents. (Umar)
Geographical distribution of dowry deaths, 1994
http://indiatogether.org/wehost/nodowri/stats.htm
(Zach W.)
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