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Teacher dies by suicide after dowry taunts
Lawbeat··1 Aug
Teacher Srishti Kandhari, 25, died by suicide in Dehradun on July 29, eight months after marrying secretariat employee Saurabh Khatri in November 2025. Her mother alleged dowry harassment including taunts that she was unlucky. Doiwala police booked Khatri, his mother and sister for dowry death. Srishti's 90 second video on six months of harassment is part of the probe.
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What It Means For You
- Families facing dowry harassment can document complaints and evidence, as Srishti Kandhari's recorded video is now part of the police investigation in Dehradun.
- Government employees should know workplace status does not shield relatives from dowry death charges when harassment is alleged after marriage.
- Women enduring post marital taunts can reach local police or helplines; dowry demands have been illegal in India for decades but cases continue to be registered.
What's Happening
- Government schoolteacher Srishti Kandhari, 25, died by suicide in Dehradun on July 29, eight months after marrying Uttarakhand Secretariat personal secretary Saurabh Khatri.
- Her mother filed a police complaint alleging sustained dowry harassment, including taunts calling Srishti inauspicious and unlucky, and said the family did not inform her of the death.
- Doiwala police registered a case against Khatri, his mother Parvina and sister Charu under dowry death provisions; a post mortem and forensic inspection were conducted.
A Video Message Before Her Death
- Before her death, Srishti recorded a 90 second video apologising to her mother and saying she could no longer endure six months of harassment.
- She worked in Tehri district and lived with her husband in Doiwala, about 20 kilometres from Dehradun; the couple married in November 2025.
- The case follows the May 2026 suicide of Twisha Sharma within seven months of marriage, another alleged dowry harassment death that drew public attention.
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