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| Indian woman strips in dowry row | Indian woman strips in dowry row |
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| A woman in western India has stripped to her underwear in public to protest over alleged abuses from her husband's family for not providing a dowry. | A woman in western India has stripped to her underwear in public to protest over alleged abuses from her husband's family for not providing a dowry. |
| Her in-laws were questioned by the police and have been released on bail. | Her in-laws were questioned by the police and have been released on bail. |
| The Hindu woman shocked residents of the normally conservative city of Rajkot in Gujarat state, by her half naked parade through the street. | |
| Women's groups say her case highlights the plight of women who continue to face abuse at the hands of males. | Women's groups say her case highlights the plight of women who continue to face abuse at the hands of males. |
| 'Extreme steps' | 'Extreme steps' |
| There are reports that the 22-year-old tried to set herself on fire a few days ago demanding the police take immediate action against her husband and in-laws, who she alleged had been physically torturing her for a dowry. | There are reports that the 22-year-old tried to set herself on fire a few days ago demanding the police take immediate action against her husband and in-laws, who she alleged had been physically torturing her for a dowry. |
| In an interview to a local TV channel, Pooja Chauhan justified her action saying she did it to embarrass her husband and in-laws. | In an interview to a local TV channel, Pooja Chauhan justified her action saying she did it to embarrass her husband and in-laws. |
| Although paying and accepting a dowry has been illegal in India for more than 40 years, it still goes on. | Although paying and accepting a dowry has been illegal in India for more than 40 years, it still goes on. |
| Official estimates show that every year almost 7,000 women are killed by their spouses and in-laws because of inadequate dowry payments. | Official estimates show that every year almost 7,000 women are killed by their spouses and in-laws because of inadequate dowry payments. |
| Ranjana Kumari - who runs a refuge for victims of dowry and domestic abuse - says the law enforcement authorities need to be more active in tackling the problem. | Ranjana Kumari - who runs a refuge for victims of dowry and domestic abuse - says the law enforcement authorities need to be more active in tackling the problem. |
| "It's a shame that women are driven to take such extreme steps. The law enforcing agencies must be more active," she told the BBC News website. | "It's a shame that women are driven to take such extreme steps. The law enforcing agencies must be more active," she told the BBC News website. |
| A police inspector in Rajkot, SS Jhala, told the BBC that "swift action" had been taken against Ms Chauhan's family, who had been arrested and were now on bail. | A police inspector in Rajkot, SS Jhala, told the BBC that "swift action" had been taken against Ms Chauhan's family, who had been arrested and were now on bail. |
| Police have denied reports that they charged her for indecent behaviour. | Police have denied reports that they charged her for indecent behaviour. |