Ministry of Women and Child Development

Atrocities against Women during Lockdown

Posted On: 23 SEP 2020 7:30PM by PIB Delhi

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crimes in its publication “Crime in India”. The published reports are available till the year 2018. State-wise total number of cases reported across the country including Udaipur district of Rajasthanis available on the website of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), https://ncrb.gov.in.

The National Commission for Women (NCW), in addition to handling complaints through regular mode, helps women in distress through a dedicated WhatsApp Number at 72177 35372 for reporting domestic violence cases. Since the launch of this number on 10.04.2020, 1443 cases of domestic violence have been reported on this number. Further, NCW takes cognizance of the grievances relating to domestic violence reported in social media. The complaints received by NCW are acted upon by coordinating with victims, police and other authorities to provide immediate assistance. Month-wise and State-wise (including the State of Rajasthan) details of complaints registered/ received by NCW since March 2020 is at Annexure.

This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in Lok Sabha today.          

 

ANNEXURE

 

ANNEXURE REGARDING ‘ATROCITIES AGAINST WOMEN DURING LOCKDOWN’

 

Month-wise and State-wise details of complaints registered/ received by NCW since March 2020

 

S.No.

State

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

(till 20.09.2020)

Domestic Violence compl-aints Received through Whasapp

Total

1

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

Andhra Pradesh

10

14

11

15

18

16

10

13

107

3

Arunachal Pradesh

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

4

Assam

7

10

6

7

5

7

1

14

57

5

Bihar

52

54

78

106

138

98

56

78

659

6

Chandigarh

4

3

2

6

7

7

4

2

35

7

Chhattisgarh

5

17

7

12

19

15

6

12

93

8

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

-

-

3

1

-

-

-

4

8

9

Daman & Diu

-

-

1

1

2

-

-

-

4

10

Delhi

154

128

217

240

338

278

167

181

1697

11

Goa

2

3

1

-

1

1

-

2

10

12

Gujarat

14

15

16

29

22

20

8

17

141

13

Haryana

76

40

73

103

181

117

67

75

731

14

Himachal Pradesh

5

6

9

11

9

7

6

7

60

15

Jammu and Kashmir

2

6

5

13

10

11

3

6

55

16

Jharkhand

11

13

19

36

37

31

19

33

199

17

Karnataka

26

35

56

53

45

40

18

49

322

18

Kerala

6

10

23

13

12

18

11

13

106

19

Lakshadweep

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

20

Madhya Pradesh

51

34

56

68

106

71

50

46

479

21

Maharashtra

52

95

118

156

127

116

58

143

865

22

Manipur

-

2

1

-

2

-

-

-

5

23

Meghalaya

2

-

-

1

2

1

-

-

6

24

Nagaland

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

25

Odisha

9

9

9

12

14

20

6

12

91

26

Pondicherry

-

-

-

2

3

-

-

-

5

27

Punjab

21

26

42

37

56

48

25

27

281

28

Rajasthan

48

39

83

82

118

96

40

67

572

29

Tamil Nadu

32

27

46

64

47

41

39

46

341

30

Telangana

17

10

20

23

22

19

8

15

134

31

Tripura

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

2

4

32

Uttar Pradesh

699

159

530

876

1,461

966

600

190

5,470

33

Uttarakhand

17

9

21

33

55

41

15

11

201

34

West Bengal

24

36

47

43

55

41

18

80

342

35

Miscellaneous

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

297

291

 

Total

1,347

800

1,500

2,043

2,914

2,128

1,235

1443

13,410

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