Kiranjit Ahluwalia

Kiranjit Ahluwalia (born 1955) is an Indian woman who came to international attention after burning her husband to death in 1989 in response to ten years of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse. After initially being convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, Ahluwalia's conviction was later overturned on grounds of inadequate counsel and replaced with manslaughter. The case changed the definition of the word 'provocation' in cases of battered women.

The film Provoked is a fictionalized account of Ahluwalia's life.

Read more about Kiranjit Ahluwalia:  Background, Trial and Conviction, Appeal and Release, Impact