Hyderabad, August 25: Girls are still being burnt alive in our society despite the stringent anti-dowry laws.
Due to dowry demands, fixing of marriages has become difficult in the first place. Even the married cases are not free from the dowry demands’ curse and menace. Yesterday one Mehmooda Begum was burnt alive in Kulsum Pura Police station limits.
Today in Rein Bazaar, 19 year-old Farzana Tanvir became yet another victim of the dowry curse. On 20th of this month Farzana had set herself ablaze and was admitted into the Osmania Hospital , succumbed today.
Here the dowry haggle was between blood sisters’ families. On the day of the incident Farzana had come over to her mother’s house. Later the mother-in-law, Farzana’s mother’s sister had called over both of them to their house and lambasted and had asked to take her daughter back . On the same day Farzana set herself ablaze.
Farzana was married to Mazhar Tahseem alias Pappu , a motor mechanic just four months back. The Girl’s father says, all the in-laws used to harrass her no end. The girl was given Two tolas of gold and electronic goods and all other usual items. Farzana’s family is from Kasim Bowli , Yakut Pura and the In-laws are from Rein Bazaar, Shaik Faiz kaaman.
Pappu is taken into police custody , his father and brothers are on the run and the Police is on their trail.
Farzana’s mother is grief-striken and dumb –struck.