Her name was Vismaya.
She was 24 years old and a final-year Ayurveda medicine student at Mannam Ayurveda College in Pandalam, Kerala. In 2020, her family married her to Kiran Kumar, an Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector in the Kerala government.
As dowry, her family gave 100 sovereigns of gold, more than an acre of land and a car worth around Rs 10 lakh. Kiran was not satisfied with the car. He complained about its mileage and said he wanted it sold so he could buy a more expensive one.
According to the case against him, the harassment over dowry began soon after the wedding and did not stop.
In the days before her death, Vismaya sent her relatives photographs of bruises on her body. She also sent voice messages.
In one of them, she is heard crying and telling her father that she was scared, that she could not bear it anymore, and that if she was made to stay there, he would not see her again.
On June 21 2021, a little over a year after her wedding, Vismaya was found dead in her husbandβs house in Sasthamkotta, Kollam.
The photographs and messages she had sent became central evidence in the case. Kerala Police filed a 500-page chargesheet, and Kiran Kumar was dismissed from government service.
In May 2022, a trial court convicted him of dowry death, dowry harassment and abetment of suicide. He was sentenced to ten years in prison.
On July 2 2025, the Supreme Court suspended his sentence and granted him bail while his appeal is heard. He had also been granted 30 days of parole in December 2024.
The appeal is still pending.
Vismaya sent photographs of her injuries to the people who loved her.
She was asking for help before it was too late.
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Sonam Wangchuk threatened 42-day hunger strike if Abhijeet Dipke arrested at Jantar Mantar today.
Dipke later got loose motions & left protest without .@AmitShah Ji arresting him
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She was tortured with bottles and sticks in her private parts for 10 months. her hair was pulled out from her head, leaving her scalp bare.
When women say they don't want to get married, they fear such husband and in-laws. But you all keep crying gold digger, body count, alimony.
Every Action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Doing bad gestures to people , what would they expect .. they will be praised or will be idolized ...
Your work is seen afterwards.. first your character and personality is judged..
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π¨ βIf both parents are IAS officers, why should their children get reservations? The parents are educated, hold good jobs, and earn well, and yet their children still seek reservation benefits. They should move out of the reservation system.β
- Supreme Court of India.