Though the custom of giving and receiving such payments is officially prohibited, in 2012 more than 8,200 women were murdered because a groom or his family believed his bride’s dowry to be insufficient.
Kuigi kaasavara andmine ja vastuvõtmine on seadusega keelatud, tapeti 2012. aastal üle 8200 naise, kuna peigmehe või tema pere arvates polnud kaasavara piisavalt suur.