The woman's lawyer further argued that calling a lady "bhoot" and "pishach" by her in-laws in the twenty-first century was "a form of immense cruelty."
Anshika Kesarwani locked herself in a room before hanging herself on Monday. Following this, her in-laws alerted her parents, who arrived. After busting down the door to the room, they found Anshika's body hanging.
A World Bank blog published in 2021 said dowry is not just a social evil endemic to the Hindu society but also afflicts the Muslim society significantly.
The accused PG doctor has been identified as Dr E A Ruwais and has been taken into custody by the Police. He has been charged with abetment to suicide and under sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Police said that the decision to arrest him will soon be taken after questioning.