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Create database of govt officials accused of crimes against women: DCW

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal has written to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar demanding creation of a database of government officials accused of crimes against women and children, days after a WCD department officer was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl. Shortly before he was arrested in the case registered on August 13, Premoday Khakha was suspended from his post as deputy director in the Women and Child Development (WCD) department following a direction from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Khakha is accused of raping a minor girl several times and impregnating her. His wife, Seema Rani, is accused of giving the girl abortion pills to terminate her pregnancy. In her letter to Kumar, DCW chief Maliwal said the panel had issued a notice to the Department of Women and Child Development and Delhi Police. "The commission has been informed that four complaints regarding sexual harassment at workplace were lodged against the accused person earlier. It is lear

Police didn't allow me to meet minor rape victim: Maliwal, ends dharna

DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Tuesday ended her dharna at St Stephen's Hospital where she had gone to meet the minor girl allegedly raped by a Delhi government official. Maliwal had sat on the dharna Monday morning, claiming that she was prevented from meeting the girl. She left the hospital Tuesday afternoon and could not meet the victim. A police official said the mother of the girl did not want to meet anyone since the victim is still under observation at the hospital. Premoday Khakha -- a deputy director in the city government's women and child development department -- allegedly raped the girl several times between November 2020 and January 2021, according to the Delhi Police. His wife allegedly gave the girl medicine to terminate her pregnancy. Khakha and his wife Seema Rani were arrested on Monday. "I came here (at the hospital) at 11 am yesterday but the Delhi Police did not allow me to meet the survivor or her mother. I spent the night here. I don't understand why the police

DCW sends notice to cops, seeks arrest of official accused of raping minor

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Monday sent a notice to the Delhi Police, seeking the arrest of a senior Delhi government official accused of raping a minor and impregnating her. The officer -- a deputy director in the women and child development department -- had allegedly raped the girl several times between November 2020 and January 2021, a senior police officer had said, adding that his wife has also been charged with giving her medicine to terminate pregnancy. Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that "If the one whose job is to protect the daughters turns into a predator, then where will the girls go?" "In Delhi, a government officer sitting on the post of deputy director in the women and child development department has been accused of sexually abusing a girl child. The police haven't arrested him yet. Issuing notice to Delhi Police. If the one whose job was to protect the daughters turns into a ...

DCW's 181 helpline got over 630,000 calls in one year, claims Maliwal

Delhi Commission For Women's 181 helpline received more than 6.30 lakh calls between July 2022 and June 2023, its chief Swati Maliwal said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here, Maliwal said 92,004 "unique cases" like domestic violence, conflict with neighbours, rape and sexual assault, POCSO, kidnapping and cyber crimes were registered through the helpline during the period. Maliwal said the helpline is backed by a support team on the ground. The 181 is a 24X7 hotline operated by the DCW for women in distress. The caller is counselled, and if need be, her grievance is marked to authorities such as Delhi Police, hospitals, and shelter homes for redressal. In most cases, a team of counsellors is dispatched to meet the distressed women to assist them.

Going there as activist: Maliwal says Manipur govt asked to postpone visit

DCW chairperson claimed the state government asked her to postpone her visit as the law and order situation in the state 'is not good'

Man reveals identity of minor harassed by Brij Bhushan, DCW seeks action

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday issued a notice to police seeking action against a man who allegedly revealed the identity of a minor wrestler who has filed a sexual harassment complaint against BJP MP and outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Maliwal has also issued summons to DCP New Delhi in the matter. "A man posing as the uncle of a minor girl who had filed a complaint against Brij Bhushan is revealing the identity of the girl by showing her documents to the press. I am giving notice to the police. There should be an FIR against this man under the POCSO Act. Are they letting Brij Bhushan roam free so that the victim can be pressured," the DCW chief tweeted in Hindi. According to the Commission, some women wrestlers, including a minor girl, have alleged that Singh sexually harassed them. Two separate FIRs have been registered against him in the matter. A video is now being circulated on social media in which a person

Arrest WFI chief, release wrestlers; DCW's Maliwal tells Delhi Police

The Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal deplored 'manhandling' of protesting wrestlers by the city police and demanded immediate arrest of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

Protesting wrestlers detained, DCW chief condemns Delhi Police action

After protesting wrestlers were detained and the site was cleared at Jantar Mantar, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal took to Twitter and condemned the police action

DMRC to ramp up measures to keep a check on obscene behaviour in metro

The decision to take strict action comes following an uproar over some of the viral videos shot inside the train. On May 10, another one of the viral video showed a couple kissing inside the metro

Inquiry initiated, action will be taken: Mayor on DCW inspection of toilets

Days after the DCW issued summons to authorities after finding ill-maintained public toilets during an inspection, Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Friday said an "inquiry" has been ordered and "appropriate action" will be taken. Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal along with two other panel members had inspected certain toilets with a team of counsellors and local residents on Wednesday. The DCW had then summoned the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board officials over the "pathetic condition" of toilets managed by them. "We are initiating an inquiry into the matter. Appropriate action will be taken against whoever who will be found guilty of negligence," a statement from the Delhi Mayor's office quoting Oberoi said. During the inspection of the MCD toilet at Sanjay Colony Jhuggi in Gokul Puri, the panel members observed that there was no caretaker present and human excreta was lying all around inside as well as outside the toile

Maliwal makes visit to public toilet in Daryaganj, finds 50L acid in open

About 50 litres of acid was found in the open in a public toilet in Delhi's Daryaganj area after Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal did a surprise inspection of the location

Delhi HC stays trial court proceedings against DCW chief Swati Maliwal

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the trial court proceedings against DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal in a criminal case for allegedly abusing her official position to appoint people associated with the AAP to different posts in the women's rights body. While issuing notice and seeking a status report from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Maliwal's petition challenging the trial court order framing charges under the anti-corruption law, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani observed the essential ingredient of receiving any pecuniary gain was not present in the matter. Issue notice. On a prima facie view of the matter, the court is persuaded to note that the essential ingredient of the offence under section 13(1)(d)(ii) of Prevention of Corruption Act, namely, obtaining any valuable item or pecuniary advantage, is evidently missing from the chargesheet and the order on charge, which requires closer consideration. In view of the above, further proceedings against the petitioner at stayed

Notice issued to Uber, Police over molestation of journalist in auto: DCW

The woman stated that the Delhi Woman's Commission swung into action after she tweeted about the incident

Delhi court grants bail to man accused of dragging DCW chief Swati Maliwal

A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Harish Chander, the man accused of dragging Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal by car for 10-15 metres

Delhi BJP seeks Maliwal's removal for impartial probe of molestation charge

The Delhi BJP on Saturday sharpened its attack on Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal demanding her suspension by the LG for a fair police probe of her alleged molestation charges

BJP demands Swati Maliwal's removal after court orders framing of charges

The BJP on Friday demanded that Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena remove Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal after a court ordered framing of charges against her in connection with appointments to the panel. A city court on Thursday ordered framing of corruption and criminal conspiracy charges against Maliwal and others for "prima facie" abusing their official positions to appoint AAP workers to different posts in the women's rights body. In a letter to Saxena, the BJP's West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma demanded Maliwal's removal from her position. "I request you to take immediate action against Swati Maliwal for her unconstitutional action and remove her from the position of Delhi Commission of Women (DCW) chairperson," Verma said. In an "alleged plot", Maliwal and others appointed AAP workers to various positions in the women's panel without following the proper procedures, Verma said. Adesh Gupta, the BJP's Delhi unit chief, alleged in a tweet that the AAP seemed not to

Delhi court orders framing of corruption charges against Swati Maliwal

A court here on Thursday ordered framing of corruption and criminal conspiracy charges against DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal and others for "prima facie" abusing their official positions to appoint AAP workers to different posts in the women's rights body. The court also ordered that former Delhi Commission for Women members Promila Gupta, Sarika Chaudhary and Farheen Malick be put on trial. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh said the perusal of minutes of the meetings held on various dates by the DCW, of which all four accused were signatories, were "enough to prima facie point to a strong suspicion that the appointments in question were made by the accused persons in agreement with each other". "After all, none of the three accused besides AI (Maliwal) ever objected to or gave a dissenting note to the illegal appointments. Rather the decisions were claimed to have been arrived at unanimously in those meetings," the judge said. He said in the case, "the circumstances prima facie strong

DCW issues notice to Delhi Police over mobile phone snatching incident

The Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal has issued a notice to the Delhi Police over the incident of mobile phone snatching of a counsellor working in the CIC programme

Mehrauli murder: Accused should get strictest punishment, says DCW chief

DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Tuesday said the murder of a woman by her live-in partner in the national capital's Mehrauli area is perhaps "one of the scariest cases" of her life and demanded stringent punishment for the accused. The woman, Shraddha Walkar, was from Maharashtra and was living here with Aaftab Amin Poonawalla. Poonawalla allegedly strangled her and sawed her body into 35 pieces which he kept in a 300-litre fridge for almost three weeks at their residence in south Delhi's Mehrauli before dumping them across the city over several days, according to police. "According to media (reports), Aftab used to store food in the same fridge in which he had kept Shraddha's body parts. While the body parts were at his home, he would bring over another woman. "This is perhaps one of the scariest cases of my life. Aftab should get the strictest punishment," Maliwal said in a tweet in Hindi. The Delhi Commission for Women had also issued a notice to the Delhi Police in the matter on Mo

DCW Chief writes to PM Modi, seeking changes in remission, parole rules

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal has written a letter to PM Modi, seeking changes in remission and parole rules in context with the parole given to rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh