Dowry deaths.

Bride-burning has become a common feature in most of the towns and villages. Some of them are reported and pursued, but most of the cases are hushed up by in-laws. In majority of cases this tragedy occurs during the first two years of marriage. The reason in all the cases is greed and demand for money. The poor girl is harassed chiefly by her sister-in-law. And mother-in-law. The husband remains a silent spectator when she is doused with kerosene and set on fire. Killing young girls for dowry is a heinous  crime, deserving severest punishment.