1Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine Department, P.D.U. Government Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat
2Tutor, Forensic Medicine Department, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
3Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine Department, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat
4Tutor, Forensic Medicine Department, P.D.U. Government Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat
5Resident Doctor, Forensic Medicine Department, P.D.U. Government Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat
6Resident Doctor, Forensic Medicine Department, P.D.U. Government Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat
7Resident Doctor, Forensic Medicine Department, P.D.U. Government Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat
*Corresponding Author Dr. Vaghela Raghurajsinh Dhirubhai, Tutor, Forensic Medicine Department, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad - 380016, Gujarat, Email: rgrj2810@gmail.com
Online published on 6 March, 2023.
Violence against married women has been increased over the period of time. In Indian society women have been subjected to violence the hands of their husband and his family members. Present study was conducted on dead bodies brought for the purpose of post-mortem examination during the period of January 2016 to December 2016 at Department of Forensic Medicine, P.D.U. Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Rajkot. The present study has been carried out to realize the social, ethical and medico-legal aspects of death of married women in related to dowry, putting sincere efforts to establish the various factors responsible for the same and thereby to plan successful preventive measures. The present study clearly points out that incidence of alleged dowry death is more common in 21 to 25 years of age group of women, who is not working (housewife), most common cause of death is burns.
Married women, Dowry, Socio-economic factor, Burns, Hanging, Suicide of Married Women
