news details |
|
|
| No end to domestic violence as women continue to suffer | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 27: The incidence of domestic violence in the city has not registered any decline over the last few years despite stringent laws and public awareness.
If the statistics available with Women Cell Jammu is to be believed than then it can be easily concluded that domestic violence has made deep inroads in the society. As per statistics, the complaints registered at Women Cell stood at 1165 in 2009, 1028 in 2010 and 1070 in 2011.
Interestingly, due to non-availability of the Protection Officers in rural areas, the women hesitate to lodge complaints of domestic violence. It means the unreported cases of domestic violence could be much higher.
Pertinent to mention here that out of 1,165 complaints registered in 2009, 1,070 cases were compromised, 42 FIRs were lodged and 53 were referred to the court.
According to the official sources, most of the cases were related to dowry demand. In 2010, out of total 1028 complaints, 967 were solved, 55 were registered with the women commission and six were referred to the court.
Sources added that in 2011, the women cell of Jammu had received 1,070 complaints, of which 981 were solved with compromise, 32 cases were registered with the women commission, four referred to the court and 53 are still pending.
Nearly seven months after the Domestic violence Act came into force in Jammu and Kashmir, the government is yet to appoint Protection Officers in the state.
Station House officer Women Cell, Canal Road Arti Thakur admitted that there was no decline in the cases of domestic violence. She said police was trying to aware people especially women about these things. It is not easy job but we are trying our best to make things better. Our aim is to save the families than punishing the people, she added. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
STOCK UPDATE |
|
|
 |
| BSE
Sensex |
 |
| NSE
Nifty |
|
|
| |
CRICKET UPDATE |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
