A woman in Greater Noida area of Uttar Pradesh state in north India was allegedly beaten to death by her in-laws because her family could not meet their growing dowry demands.

Woman beaten to death by husband, in-laws over dowry demand of SUV, cash

India's capital city of Delhi has a notorious reputation for being unsafe for women. Recently released data by the country's National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has done little to improve on the said reputation by terming Delhi as the most unsafe metropolitan city in India for women.

India: NCRB report terms Delhi as the most unsafe metropolitan city for women

The Supreme Court said the prosecution had to provide 'coherent evidence' that an accused had harassed the woman for dowry

Dowry deaths: No convictions without proof, India's top court rules