Kudumbashree crime mapping survey finds more women in Kerala reporting abuse
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Kudumbashree crime mapping survey finds more women in Kerala reporting abuse

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Increasingly more women in Kerala are speaking out as well as waging a battle against the crimes committed against them at home, workplace or in public by those known to them or by complete strangers. The world’s biggest crime mapping survey being conducted by the Kudumbashree’s Gender Development Department in the state to identify crimes being committed against women and provide proper help to those affected has revealed the fact. When it came to financial crimes by life partners, relatives, friends, officials, co-workers and strangers, 1,174 women took action by seeking help from the police while 1,033 didn’t. “In cases of physical assault by partners, relatives, friends, officials, co-workers and strangers, 912 women sought legal action while 780 didn’t,” a Kudumbashree official told TNIE. The mapping also showed that besides taking legal action many respondents also tried methods like keeping their distance from the assailants, reporting them to their immediate family members, approaching organisations or resigning from their jobs.

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Kerala Model a grim scenario for women and children: 29000 children became victims of sexual harassment, rape increased by 62%
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Model a grim scenario for women and children: 29000 children became victims of sexual harassment, rape increased by 62%

Op India  

Novel concerns have emerged regarding the safety of children in the state of Kerala which is usually lauded for its social development initiatives by the leftist liberals. Official statistics obtained reveal a stark reality stating that between 2016 and 2024, over 29,000 cases of child sexual abuse have been registered in Kerala. Additionally, cases registered under the Protection of Children …

Kerala minor girl rape: 44 arrested, two accused abroad, say police
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala minor girl rape: 44 arrested, two accused abroad, say police

The Hindu  

The special investigation team of Kerala police probing the sensational case of alleged sexual abuse of a Dalit girl in the district has arrested 44 people so far in connection with the matter, a senior police officer of the district said on Tuesday. DIG S. Ajeetha Begum, who is overseeing the investigation, said that 30 FIRs have been registered in …

Ensure police protection for abused girl and her family: Kodikkunnil
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ensure police protection for abused girl and her family: Kodikkunnil

The Hindu  

Police protection should be ensured for the girl who was sexually exploited by many in Pathanamthitta as well as her family, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee working president and Congress working committee member Kodikkunnil Suresh, MP, has said. Mr. Suresh said that it was shocking to learn that the girl underwent serious sexual abuse even while she was in the general …

More arrests in case of sexual abuse of Dalit minor girl in Kerala
2 months, 2 weeks ago

More arrests in case of sexual abuse of Dalit minor girl in Kerala

The Hindu  

Nine more persons were apprehended on Saturday in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of a Dalit minor girl, bringing the total number of arrests to 14. The accused also include friends of her father, and the abuse occurred at various locations, including public spaces such as Chuttippara, a hillock in Pathanamthitta town, and her school. Since the incidents occurred …

Kerala Dalit Girl Alleges Sexual Abuse by over 60 people, 15 arrested
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Dalit Girl Alleges Sexual Abuse by over 60 people, 15 arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a shocking case, an 18-year-old Dalit girl in Kerala has revealed that more than 60 persons sexually abused her over the past five years in Pathanamthitta district. The girl also identified 40 other persons who abused her, from the photos on the mobile phones of the arrested persons. According to police, further evidence collected in the matter indicated …

Kerala shocker: Girl alleges rape by over 60 people at different locations in 5 years, 15 arrested so far
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala shocker: Girl alleges rape by over 60 people at different locations in 5 years, 15 arrested so far

India TV News  

In a heart-wrenching incident, a girl has alleged that she was raped multiple times at various locations when she was 16 years old. Earlier, the police said that five persons were arrested in connection with two FIRs filed by the police in Pathanamthitta, while another person was already in jail in connection with a separate case. Officials said police have …

72 Personalities Write To Kerala CM Amid Malayalam MeToo Shockers: 'This Is a Deeply Disturbing...'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

72 Personalities Write To Kerala CM Amid Malayalam MeToo Shockers: 'This Is a Deeply Disturbing...'

News 18  

In a joint appeal, 72 prominent personalities, including author Arundhati Roy, have urged the Kerala Chief Minister to enact a law addressing concerns raised by the Justice K Hema Committee report on sexual atrocities against women in the film field. One of the signatories, T M Krishna, in a post on social media platform Instagram, expressed solidarity with women in …

Threat at every step: What it takes to stay alive as women
7 months ago

Threat at every step: What it takes to stay alive as women

New Indian Express  

Grim figures Violence and abuse against women and girls is frequent on streets, in public transportation and in other public places. In 2022, the Delhi Police registered a total of 1212 cases of sexual assault which says that on an average three women were raped daily in the city. According to the data shared by the National Crime Records Bureau, …

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper
1 year, 3 months ago

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper

Live Mint  

Crimes against women in India rose by 4% in 2022 from the previous year, a majority of the cases being cruelty by the husband or his relatives. Delhi is still rated as the country’s most unsafe city for women, with an average of three reported rape cases per day, accounting for 29% of crimes committed against women in 19 major …

Are crimes against women on the rise? | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

Are crimes against women on the rise? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The crime rate may have declined in 2022, but crimes against women rose 4% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau released on December 4. The high crime rate is an indicator of the persistent “lower status and inequality” faced by women and girls, says Ms. Velankar. …

Kalyana Karnataka region records increase in crime against women: NCRB data
1 year, 3 months ago

Kalyana Karnataka region records increase in crime against women: NCRB data

The Hindu  

A total of 2,411 cases of crime against women were registered across seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka region in 2022, up from 2,227 in 2021 and 2,087 in 2020, according to the latest data released by National Crime Records Bureau. With 2,411 cases in Kalyana Karnataka region in 2022, Ballari registered the highest rate of crime against women, followed by …

59 women booked for assaulting man in Kerala
2 years, 2 months ago

59 women booked for assaulting man in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Thrissur: A gang of 59 women allegedly assaulted a man accusing him of circulating morphed photos of another woman through social media in Thrissur district of Kerala. The accused, all devotees of a spiritual retreat centre here, assaulted Shaji when he was travelling with five others in a car on Thursday evening. The video of the women, dragging the man …

Shraddha murder case: Physical violence most often committed by individuals with whom women have 'intimate relationship'
2 years, 4 months ago

Shraddha murder case: Physical violence most often committed by individuals with whom women have 'intimate relationship'

Firstpost  

Aftab allegedly strangled Shraddha Walkar and sawed her body into 35 pieces, which he kept in a 300-litre fridge for almost three weeks at his residence in south Delhi’s Mehrauli before dumping those across the city over several days past midnight New Delhi: The brutal murder of Shraddha Walkar by her live-in partner of three years Aftab Amin Poonawala has …

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data
2 years, 6 months ago

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data

The Hindu  

India registered 31,677 cases of rape in 2021 - an average 86 daily - while nearly 49 cases of crime against women were lodged every single hour, according to the latest government report on crimes in the country. The number of rape cases in 2020 was 28,046, while it was 32,033 in 2019, the National Crime Records Bureau's 'Crime in …

Crime Against Women Up Across Tamil Nadu in 2021
2 years, 10 months ago

Crime Against Women Up Across Tamil Nadu in 2021

News 18  

The crime rate against women was on the rise in Tamil Nadu in 2021, according to the statistics tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday. In particular, the NCW said that the number of complaints received last year after 2014 was 30 per cent higher than the 23,722 complaints against crimes against women in 2020. According to the law, 2,396 …

Data | In eight States, including Karnataka and Maharashtra, domestic violence rose in 2019-20
3 years, 3 months ago

Data | In eight States, including Karnataka and Maharashtra, domestic violence rose in 2019-20

The Hindu  

Nearly 30% women in India who were married at some point in their life experienced spousal violence, according to the National Family Health Survey-5. While the overall share of women who experienced spousal violence has marginally reduced from NFHS-4, it has increased significantly in several major States including Karnataka and Maharashtra. Click to remove AMP mode Change from NFHS-4 The …

Second highest chargesheeting rate in State
3 years, 6 months ago

Second highest chargesheeting rate in State

The Hindu  

The State has the second highest chargesheeting rate under the Indian Penal Code as per the Crime in India statistics for 2020 released by the National Crime Records Bureau. Kerala recorded the lowest incidence of murder with 323 victims in 306 incidents, recording a rate of 0.9 compared to the national rate of 2.20, which is calculated per one lakh …

Delhi: Cases of rape and harassment of women have increased; total heinous crimes down
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi: Cases of rape and harassment of women have increased; total heinous crimes down

India Today  

Cases of rape and harassment of women in the national capital have increased by around 40 per cent in the first five-and-half months this year as compared to the corresponding period last year, while the total number of heinous crimes has gone down marginally, officials said on Tuesday. According to data shared by them, cases of snatching have increased by …

In Kerala, dowry and alcoholism turn life a living hell for many women
3 years, 9 months ago

In Kerala, dowry and alcoholism turn life a living hell for many women

The Hindu  

A couple of years ago, a 55-year-old from rural Ernakulam in Kerala approached Snehitha, the gender helpdesk of Kudumbasree at Thrikkakara, seeking help for divorce from her alcoholic and sexually hyperactive husband. Domestic violence continues unabated, going by the 1,560 cases Snehitha intervened in in Ernakulam since helpdesk’s inception in 2013. "Dowry and alcoholism remain the primary reasons for domestic …

Kerala: Police books 44 men for raping and abusing minor girl over 5 years
4 years, 2 months ago

Kerala: Police books 44 men for raping and abusing minor girl over 5 years

Op India  

Over the last few years, a 17-year-old girl in the Pandikkad region of Malappuram district in Kerala was abused and raped by 38 men. Police said on Monday that they have registered 32 cases against 44 men, and most of them have been arrested. The cases registered by the police include three rape cases with the abuse that went on …

Kerala girl recounts horror of rape, abuse by 38 men over months, police book 44
4 years, 2 months ago

Kerala girl recounts horror of rape, abuse by 38 men over months, police book 44

India Today  

A 17-year-old girl in Kerala’s Malappuram region has alleged she was raped and abused by 38 men over past several months. Malappuram Police has registered 32 cases, including three rape cases, in connection with the abuse that went on for months. According to the District Police Chief, the girl lived with her mother in a small colony in Pandikkad region …

How Official Data Miss Details On Half Of India’s Citizens
4 years, 3 months ago

How Official Data Miss Details On Half Of India’s Citizens

The Quint  

The MOSPI committee expressed the need for a nationwide household level survey to have reliable estimates of the crimes in India. In addition to the survey, data should be collated from various statutory bodies like the National Commission for Women and be made available at regular intervals, said the report. Besides the NCRB, the NFHS releases data on violence against …

Alappuzha: Crimes against women spiral
5 years, 9 months ago

Alappuzha: Crimes against women spiral

Deccan Chronicle  

Alappuzha: Atrocities against women continue to be on the rise in Kerala as per the data published on the police website. The disturbing trend comes at a time when social justice department is taking various steps, including a 24x7 helpline for women in distress. Women rights activists demand strict action to ensure justice to the victims and award stringent punishment …

4 arrested for wife swapping in Kerala after woman files complaint
5 years, 11 months ago

4 arrested for wife swapping in Kerala after woman files complaint

India Today  

Four men have been arrested by the Kerala Police for allegedly swapping their wives for sexual activities. According to the local police, the practice of wife swapping began in March last year when the victim's husband forced her to have sex with one Arshad, a native of Calicut. The investigating officer said that the victim's husband contacted Arshad through social …

Growing crimes against women in Haryana: As they rise, men push them back
6 years, 5 months ago

Growing crimes against women in Haryana: As they rise, men push them back

The Hindu  

Rewari’s Civil Hospital is a drab, double-storey structure that caters to roughly 15 lakh people living in and around the district. “Most of the girls in the village quit studies after middle school as they have to walk 4-5 km to the nearest senior secondary school,” says Ram Prasad, a local villager. Ram Avtar, a panchayat member from the girl’s …

Seven children abused everyday in Kerala
6 years, 11 months ago

Seven children abused everyday in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

ALAPPUZHA: Seven children face sexual offences every day in Kerala, the State Crime Records Bureau data show. In January and February this year, police had registered 459 cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, a phenomenal increase from last year's 311. Over 5,000 child victims of sexual offences are awaiting justice - 2611 cases recorded last year and …

Kerala: Mentally challenged woman dragged, beaten in Kochi while onlookers stay indifferent
7 years, 1 month ago

Kerala: Mentally challenged woman dragged, beaten in Kochi while onlookers stay indifferent

India Today  

A mentally challenged woman in Kochi, Kerala, was brutally assaulted and dragged along by two women. The mentally challenged woman received a cruel fit of rage from two of her female neighbours who thrashed her, devoid of any sense of empathy. The mentally challenged woman in Kochi was thrashed with a cane and hot spatula by her female neighbours. Warning: …

Now is the time to go public against predators
7 years, 4 months ago

Now is the time to go public against predators

Deccan Chronicle  

On October 5, the New York Times published a report on the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misbehaviour. These included director James Toback, actors Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Spacey, Steven Seagal and Ben Affleck, standup comedian Louis CK, political analyst Mark Halperin and former US president George H.W. Only in 2014, one of America’s most famous comedians, Bill Cosby, was accused …

Kerala: Crimes against women, minors rising still
7 years, 8 months ago

Kerala: Crimes against women, minors rising still

Deccan Chronicle  

Alappuzha: The crimes against women and children continue to increase at an alarming level and 5,169 cases, including 668 rapes and 59 kidnappings, were reported since the abduction and molestation of a film star in February. The state police’s crime statistics show 2,351 cases including 1,134 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act registered during January-April. The government …

Kerala: Left women leaders want government to act
8 years ago

Kerala: Left women leaders want government to act

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Disturbed over the increasing incidents of sexual abuse and custodial excesses in Kerala, prominent leaders of Left women’s organisations have asked the LDF government to adopt a proactive and zero tolerance policy against criminals and wrong doers in khakhi. CPI leader and general secretary of National Federation of Indian Women Annie Raja said for the past decade and a …

Sex offenders will be dealt with harshest punishment, says Kerala CM on Women's Day
8 years ago

Sex offenders will be dealt with harshest punishment, says Kerala CM on Women's Day

India Today  

While Kerala government has been at the receiving end of criticism for the spate of increasing sexual violence against women in the state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today took to Facebook to express the state's stand on the incidents. The state government was criticised widely following the recent incidents of alleged sexual abuse of seven children at Kalpetta, death of …

Indian police 'raped dozens of women and looted homes during anti-communist operation'
8 years, 2 months ago

Indian police 'raped dozens of women and looted homes during anti-communist operation'

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Indian police unit has been accused of involvement in the gang …

Crimes against women up 34% in four years; most reports from UP, Maharashtra, West Bengal
8 years, 6 months ago

Crimes against women up 34% in four years; most reports from UP, Maharashtra, West Bengal

Firstpost  

Crimes against women increased 34 percent over the last four years to 2015, with cruelty by husbands and relatives being the most widely reported crime, according to the latest data from the NCRB. By Prachi Salve Crimes against women increased 34 percent over the last four years to 2015, with cruelty by husbands and relatives being the most widely reported …

Cases of crime against women came down over last one year in UP, Bihar
8 years, 6 months ago

Cases of crime against women came down over last one year in UP, Bihar

Hindustan Times  

The latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau will give the ruling Grand Alliance in Bihar something to cheer about. Bihar, often at the receiving end for bad law and order, recorded 13,891 cases of crime against women as per the NCRB 2015 data released on Tuesday against 15,383 in 2014. The latest NCRB stats for UP and …

21.3 per cent is conviction rate in crimes against women
8 years, 10 months ago

21.3 per cent is conviction rate in crimes against women

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even as everyone has condemned the brutal rape and murder of dalit girl Jisha at Perumbavur, the nation cuts a sorry figure when it comes to the rate of conviction in crimes against women, which stands at 21.3 percent. The situation in Kerala, which boasts of a high conviction rate of 77.8 in all cases, is also not different …

Rising crimes against women
9 years, 5 months ago

Rising crimes against women

The Hindu  

The number of reported instances of crimes against women has been rising across the country over the first decade and a half of the 21st century, though successive Central and State governments have announced and implemented one measure after another to ensure their safety. The worst offender was Delhi, which saw a mammoth jump of 566 per cent in the …

Taking stock after two years of Nirbhaya
10 years, 3 months ago

Taking stock after two years of Nirbhaya

Live Law  

The Nirbhaya rape case in New Delhi, which caught international attention and shook the conscience of the capital city highlighted major lacunae in India in protecting women. Infact, it has been two years since the case and women even today do not feel safe. Issues of domestic violence, honour killing, decisions by kap panchayats, human trafficking and one can go …

Crime against children, women on increase in Kerala in 2014
10 years, 6 months ago

Crime against children, women on increase in Kerala in 2014

Firstpost  

A total of 1,336 crimes, including 427 rapes, against children had been reported in Kerala till July 2014, according to State Crime Records Bureau figures. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has witnessed an increase in crimes against children in the first seven months of this year. A total of 1,336 crimes, including 427 rapes, against children had been reported in the state upto …

With police as backers, Kerala's moral policing nightmare is far from over
10 years, 7 months ago

With police as backers, Kerala's moral policing nightmare is far from over

Firstpost  

All’s not well with God’s own country, to repeat a cliche. The woman was found riding pillion on a bike with her friend, a cinematographer, ’late at night’ by the Kerala Police’s standards. Second, it suggests that the police refused to lodge a complaint meant they backed the the victim’s attackers, hence making this brand of moral policing almost seem …

Crime against women in Ludhiana spikes despite initiatives by police
11 years, 4 months ago

Crime against women in Ludhiana spikes despite initiatives by police

Hindustan Times  

Despite the local police's initiatives to curtail crime against women, there has been a spurt in such cases as compared to last year. Situation alarming in the industrial town According to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau in 2012, the total cases of crime recorded against women in Ludhiana were 363, including rape, molestation, eve-teasing and abduction on …

53 Chargesheeted In Kerala Sex Scandal
13 years, 8 months ago

53 Chargesheeted In Kerala Sex Scandal

India TV News  

Kochi, Jul 10: Kerala's crime branch arrested 53 people, including a 70-year-old retired naval officer and five women, in connection with the Paravur sex scandal on Saturday. The police alleged that the retired naval officer, Rajasekharan Nair, misused his friendship with her father and abused the girl.Among those yet to be arrested is K S Sakthivel, a circle inspector working …

‘Kudumbashree' dominates Kerala local polls
14 years, 5 months ago

‘Kudumbashree' dominates Kerala local polls

The Hindu  

They are tailors, farmers, accountants, legal clerks, homemakers, vendors and activists. Stella Jojo, the articulate UDF candidate and a first-time contestant here, was once selected the “Best Chairperson of Kudumbashree in Thrissur district.” She says the 50 per cent reservation is “a great step forward. That women will do better in local government “since they identify with the family more …

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