Though the custom of giving and receiving such payments is officially prohibited, in 2012 more than 8,200 women were murdered because a groom or his family believed his bride’s dowry to be insufficient.
हालाँकि दहेज़ प्रथा पर सरकार की तरफ से रोक लगी है, मगर 2012 में 8,200 से ज़्यादा औरतों को मार डाला गया ।