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Domestic violence cases on rise during lockdown; 69 complaints filed: NCW

Women are scared to complain due to constant presence of their abuser at home, said NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma

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4 min read Last Updated : Apr 02 2020 | 2:53 PM IST

The National Commission for Women has received over 250 complaints since the country-wide lockdown was imposed to control the spread of coronavirus out of which 69 were cases of domestic violence, which it said has been increasing since then.

Since the lockdown was imposed, a total of 257 complaints related to various offences against women were received, out of which 69 complaints are related to domestic violence, the data released by the NCW showed.

NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said the number of cases of domestic violence must be much higher but the women are scared to complain due to constant

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown domestic violence National Commission NCW

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