Abstract This study examines the underreported phenomenon of Indian wives murdering their husbands (2022-2025), where media reports suggest 270-300 annual cases (one every 32 hours). Analyzing 15 high-profile cases, we find poisoning (40%), strangulation (25%), and contract killings (15%) dominate, with 80% involving extramarital collusion. Systemic gaps – gender-biased laws, absent NCRB data categorization, and investigative biases – enable this hidden crisis. We argue for gender-neutral domestic violence laws, improved crime data systems, and specialized forensic protocols to address this alarming manifestation of marital breakdown in modern India. Keywords: spousal homicide, gender-neutral laws, intimate partner violence, crime data, India Introduction: The Silent Epidemic in Legal Shadows Marriage in India, traditionally revered as a sacred and indissoluble union, is undergoing a profound transformation as modern socio-economic pressures and evolving gender dynamics reshape ...
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