A study of death of married women within seven years of marriage-2016 Selvakumar R.1, Kumar S. Siva2 1Professor and Hod, Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai-10 2Post Graduate, Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai-10 Abstract Domestic violence has been an intrinsic part of the society we are living in. Violence affects lives of millions of woman worldwide, in all societies, one of the most heinous and shocking forms among them is Dowry Death, is one among the various reasons for suicidal (i.e. abetted suicide) and homicidal deaths of women in India, other being marital infidelity, sexual jealousy etc. This study done at Department of forensic medicine, GovtKilpauk medical college, Chennai was conducted during the period January 2016 to December 2016, aims and objectives were to know the magnitude, socio etiologic profile and methods used for committing suicide/homicide, and various other factors affecting the alarming rise in incidence of dowry death and also to lend valuable suggestion to concerned authorities to prevent this heinous social evil of our society. Most of the victims were aged between 18 to 25 years of age, maximum of the victims died within three years of married life, most commonly between 1 to 2 years of married life. Burns is the most common method used for dowry deaths followed by hanging. Top Keywords Bride burning, Dowry deaths, Suicidal, Burns, Hanging. Top |