{
  "id": 13113028,
  "title": "India's dowry curse: Outlawed practice remains deeply entrenched",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/indias-dowry-curse-outlawed-practice-remains-deeply-entrenched",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T12:19:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20261009-india-dowry-curse-outlawed-practice-remains-deeply-entrenched"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India recorded 5,737 dowry-linked deaths in 2024, an average of around 16 women a day. Despite being outlawed more than six decades ago, the practice of dowry – the transfer or money or valuables from a bride's family when she gets married – remains deeply entrenched across Indian society. Our correspondents report.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}