Lisa Ling on Special Assignment
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Host of National Geographic Ultimate Explorer Lisa Ling says that investigating dowry deaths in India was so disturbing, it's given her nightmares. Thousands of women are killed every year due to dowry-related issues. When families refuse or are late on dowry payments—money, property, and gifts promised upon marriage—often their daughters pay the price. Many times, when the money runs out, and the bride's family has no more to give, the husband's family wants to make way for a new bride—and a new dowry. "According to a billboard in the middle of Bangalore, India, 700 to 800 people die of traffic-related deaths each year," Lisa says. "Roughly 1200 women die every year of dowry-related deaths in Bangalore, but apparently, that's not worthy of a billboard."
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