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[[Image:Say no to dowry.jpg|thumb|[[Karnataka Forum for Dignity]] poster in [[Bangalore, India]]]]
{{see also|Dowry system in India|Dowry law in India}}
Dr. Ashley K. Jutla, MD and Dr. David Heimbach, MD describe bride burning by saying that "the husband and/or in-laws have determined that the dowry, a gift given from the daughter's parents to the husband, was inadequate and therefore attempt to murder the new bride to make the husband available to remarry or to punish the bride and her family."<ref>''Love Burns: An Essay about Bride Burning in India'' in Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 25(2):165–170, March/April 2004.</ref> In India, dowry size is a reflection of wealth.
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The offenders can be sentenced for any period, from a minimum of 7 years in prison to a maximum of life.<ref>Deller-Ross, Susan. "Legal Framework Surrounding Domestic Violence." (explaining section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code)</ref> Many cases of dowry-related domestic violence, suicides, and murders have been reported. A 1997 report claimed that at least 5,000 women die each year because of dowry deaths and at least a dozen die each day in 'kitchen fires' thought to be intentional.<ref>''Kitchen fires Kill Indian Brides with Inadequate Dowry'', 23 July 1997, New Delhi, UPI</ref> About 30% of reported dowry deaths result in convictions in courts.<ref name=ncrb/>
In 2010 there were approximately 8391 cases of dowry related bridal burning deaths in India. One bridal burning death occurs every hour bride burning is increasing significantly in the country with 6995 cases in 2000 compared to 8391 in 2010. Furthermore convictions relating to bride burning is a mere 34%.<ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-27/india/30670050_1_dowry-death-harassment-and-cruelty-section-498a</ref>
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