Was sexually assaulted by father after I was a toddler: DCW chief Swati Maliwal
By PTI
NEW DELHI: Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Saturday mentioned she was sexually assaulted by her father in her childhood and the trauma led her to combat for the rights of ladies.
Speaking to reporters after the DCW International Women’s Day Awards ceremony right here, Maliwal mentioned she confronted abuse until the time she was in Class 4.
“I was sexually assaulted by my father when I was a child. I was very small at that time. My father used to beat me up and I used to hide under the bed to save myself,” she mentioned.
“While hiding under the bed, I used to think how I will teach a lesson to such men who abuse women and children, and how I can help women get their rights,” she mentioned.
Narrating her ordeal, Maliwal mentioned that her father would seize her by her braid and slam her in opposition to the wall, resulting in extreme bleeding.
“This happened till I was in Class 4,” she recalled.
Recently, actor and National Commission for Women (NCW) member Khushbu Sundar mentioned she was sexually abused by her father on the age of 8.
NEW DELHI: Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Saturday mentioned she was sexually assaulted by her father in her childhood and the trauma led her to combat for the rights of ladies.
Speaking to reporters after the DCW International Women’s Day Awards ceremony right here, Maliwal mentioned she confronted abuse until the time she was in Class 4.
“I was sexually assaulted by my father when I was a child. I was very small at that time. My father used to beat me up and I used to hide under the bed to save myself,” she mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“While hiding under the bed, I used to think how I will teach a lesson to such men who abuse women and children, and how I can help women get their rights,” she mentioned.
Narrating her ordeal, Maliwal mentioned that her father would seize her by her braid and slam her in opposition to the wall, resulting in extreme bleeding.
“This happened till I was in Class 4,” she recalled.
Recently, actor and National Commission for Women (NCW) member Khushbu Sundar mentioned she was sexually abused by her father on the age of 8.
