DCW says woman attacked by brother for buying suit

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly beaten up, punched in her eyes and confined to the house here by her younger brother, who was angry at her for buying a suit worth Rs 100, the Delhi Commission For Women said on Tuesday.

The police received a call from the DCW last Monday about the incident in Dwarka. The staff of the 'Mahila Panchayat Programme' of the DCW were conducting door-to-door visits when they heard the screams of the woman.

"When they enquired from the neighbours, they were informed that the woman's brother usually beats her up," the DCW said. "Taking immediate action, the team of the commission approached the house where she had been locked up."
The DCW has learnt that apart from assaulting his elder sister, the teenager used to often beat up his two other younger siblings. "The boy's younger sister, aged eight, informed the commission that the day before assaulting her elder sister, he had also attacked her," it said. "Marks of him having tried to bite her were clearly visible on her hands."