Kerala Woman Who Sent WhatsApp Messages On "Dowry Torture" Found Dead

The 24-year-old woman, found dead at her husband's home on Monday, had alleged in her messages she was dragged by her hair and stamped on her face by her husband Kiran Kumar.

In a tragic story that has left Kerala in shock, a 24-year-old woman who had sent WhatsApp messages to her family sharing photos of alleged torture over dowry, was found dead at her husband's home on Monday. A fair society is that which treats women and men as equals. In light of the recent horrifying incidents of domestic abuse, Kerala has decided to take more stringent measures to create a fair society. The Government and the people will stand together to end this injustice. Vismaya Nair, an Ayurveda medicine student, had alleged in her messages she was dragged by her hair and stamped on her face by her husband Kiran Kumar, who has now been arrested. As her story resonated across the state and circulated on social media, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemned what he called the "barbaric dowry system" and announced that special officers would respond to such complaints. "As a society, we need to reform the prevailing marriage system. Marriage must not be a pompous show of the family's social status and wealth. Parents have to realise that the barbaric dowry system degrades our daughters as commodities. We must treat them better, as human beings," the Chief Minister tweeted, sharing helplines.