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Rithanya Case: Return 800 grams of gold and Volvo car given as dowry, orders Madras High Court
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News18•07-10-2026, 17:24
Rithanya Case: Return 800 grams of gold and Volvo car given as dowry, orders Madras High Court
- •The Madras High Court has issued a landmark order in the dowry death case of Rithanya from Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu.
- •The court directed authorities to seize and return 100 sovereigns (800 grams) of gold jewelry and a luxury Volvo car to Rithanya's father, R. Annadurai.
- •The high court noted that investigating officers failed to seize the properties under Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
- •Rithanya passed away on June 28, 2025, just two and a half months after her marriage to Kavin Kumar on April 11, 2025.
- •Before her tragic death, Rithanya sent seven voice messages to her father detailing the severe mental and physical harassment inflicted by her in-laws.
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The Madras High Court ordered the police to seize 100 sovereigns (800 grams) of gold jewelry and a luxury Volvo car valued at around 70 lakh rupees given as dowry, and return them to Rithanya's father, R. Annadurai.
Rithanya married E. Kavin Kumar on April 11, 2025, and died approximately two and a half months later on June 28, 2025, after being found unconscious inside a car following harassment and mental torture.
Following her death and the discovery of her voice messages alleging cruelty and physical assault, her husband Kavin Kumar and his father Eswaramurthy were arrested initially, while her mother-in-law Chithradevi was later taken into custody on July 4.
