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  • Manipur viral video: No response from state authorities regardless of reaching out thrice, says NCW chief

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma on Friday stated she had reached out thrice within the final three months to authorities in Manipur over incidents of violence in opposition to ladies however no response was obtained from them.

    She was responding to reviews in a bit of the media that claimed the fee had on June 12 obtained a grievance in regards to the incident of two ladies being paraded bare on May 4 within the ethnic violence-hit northeastern state however had not taken any motion.

    The May 4 video surfaced on-line on July 19. Sharma denied receiving any report of the incident.

    However, the NCW chief stated that she had obtained different complaints concerning ladies’s points and for that, she had reached out thrice to authorities in Manipur however no response was obtained from them.

    ALSO READ | Lok Sabha adjourned until 12 midday; Rajnath says govt prepared for dialogue on Manipur incidents

    She additionally shared the letters despatched to authorities within the state. Sharma had written to them over complaints of incidents of violence in opposition to ladies.

    ALSO READ | PM ought to make an elaborate assertion on Manipur in Parliament: Mallikarjun Kharge

    “We had to verify the authenticity, and also the complaints were not from Manipur, some were not even from India. We reached out to authorities but no response was received from them but then we took suo motu cognisance when the video (of women being paraded naked) went viral yesterday,” Sharma stated.

    ALSO READ | Manipur viral video: CM Biren Singh says capital punishment thought of in opposition to culprits

    The letters have been written on May 18, May 29 and June 19.

    The NCW chief stated she took suo motu cognisance of the incident on Friday after the video surfaced and sought an evidence from authorities on the matter.

    Tension mounted within the hills of Manipur after the May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday displaying two ladies from one of many warring communities being paraded bare by a bunch of males from the opposite facet.

    NEW DELHI: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma on Friday stated she had reached out thrice within the final three months to authorities in Manipur over incidents of violence in opposition to ladies however no response was obtained from them.

    She was responding to reviews in a bit of the media that claimed the fee had on June 12 obtained a grievance in regards to the incident of two ladies being paraded bare on May 4 within the ethnic violence-hit northeastern state however had not taken any motion.

    The May 4 video surfaced on-line on July 19. Sharma denied receiving any report of the incident.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    However, the NCW chief stated that she had obtained different complaints concerning ladies’s points and for that, she had reached out thrice to authorities in Manipur however no response was obtained from them.

    ALSO READ | Lok Sabha adjourned until 12 midday; Rajnath says govt prepared for dialogue on Manipur incidents

    She additionally shared the letters despatched to authorities within the state. Sharma had written to them over complaints of incidents of violence in opposition to ladies.

    ALSO READ | PM ought to make an elaborate assertion on Manipur in Parliament: Mallikarjun Kharge

    “We had to verify the authenticity, and also the complaints were not from Manipur, some were not even from India. We reached out to authorities but no response was received from them but then we took suo motu cognisance when the video (of women being paraded naked) went viral yesterday,” Sharma stated.

    ALSO READ | Manipur viral video: CM Biren Singh says capital punishment thought of in opposition to culprits

    The letters have been written on May 18, May 29 and June 19.

    The NCW chief stated she took suo motu cognisance of the incident on Friday after the video surfaced and sought an evidence from authorities on the matter.

    Tension mounted within the hills of Manipur after the May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday displaying two ladies from one of many warring communities being paraded bare by a bunch of males from the opposite facet.

  • Enough proof of ladies being pressured into prostitution in Rajasthan: NCW

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women on Friday mentioned there may be “enough evidence” to recommend that younger women are being pressured into prostitution in quite a few districts of Rajasthan, with highways being the commonest areas, and requested the Centre to represent a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe doable little one prostitution and trafficking racket. 

    The NCW, which had shaped a two-member staff following a report that within the Rajasthan space of Bhilwara, conflicts over mortgage repayments had been purportedly resolved by auctioning off younger ladies on stamp papers, mentioned they’ve additionally discovered proof of kid marriages.

    NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma, who had earlier written to the state Chief Secretary and Director General of Police on the matter, additionally visited Sawai Madhopur to inquire into the scenario.

    Following interactions with completely different households residing within the area, police and native administration, the two-member staff mentioned that “there is enough evidence to conclude that young girls are being forced into prostitution in numerous districts of Rajasthan, including Sawai Madhopur, Bhilwara, and Bharatpur, with highway sides being the most common locations.” 

    The staff additionally found that the household registrations within the Bhilwara district village of Kanjar Basti, Pander, which had been presupposed to be up to date, had been poor in key particulars about what number of households are residing there. 

    NCW mentioned that the communities supplied additional proof that little one marriages are nonetheless widespread within the state, because the native media had reported such cases. “The district administration and police are totally in denial and have failed to address the issue,” a press release issued by the NCW mentioned.

    “Due to threats from the Panchayat and local government, the people are under pressure to conceal the true extent of child prostitution and trafficking,” it added and really helpful that the central authorities should represent an SIT to hold out the probe.

    During interplay with households, it was noticed that each household had six to 9 minor women dwelling beneath one roof. These women couldn’t clarify their relationship with others within the household. 

    “To establish the relationship, DNA tests on young girls and their respective families must be performed. It is crucial to rescue and provide proper rehabilitation to minor girls who have been coerced into forced prostitution,” it additional mentioned.

    The ladies’s panel additionally mentioned that Rajasthan appears to be each a supply and a vacation spot for the trafficking of girls and women for sexual exploitation, prostitution, and many others. 

    Suggesting that the state authorities ought to maintain a monitor file of each lady little one who’s born, it mentioned that enforcement companies have to be proactive in coping with such points. 

    “Economic livelihood activities and awareness programs pertaining to the mental and physical health of girls must be focused to improve the condition,” it added.

    NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women on Friday mentioned there may be “enough evidence” to recommend that younger women are being pressured into prostitution in quite a few districts of Rajasthan, with highways being the commonest areas, and requested the Centre to represent a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe doable little one prostitution and trafficking racket. 

    The NCW, which had shaped a two-member staff following a report that within the Rajasthan space of Bhilwara, conflicts over mortgage repayments had been purportedly resolved by auctioning off younger ladies on stamp papers, mentioned they’ve additionally discovered proof of kid marriages.

    NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma, who had earlier written to the state Chief Secretary and Director General of Police on the matter, additionally visited Sawai Madhopur to inquire into the scenario.

    Following interactions with completely different households residing within the area, police and native administration, the two-member staff mentioned that “there is enough evidence to conclude that young girls are being forced into prostitution in numerous districts of Rajasthan, including Sawai Madhopur, Bhilwara, and Bharatpur, with highway sides being the most common locations.” 

    The staff additionally found that the household registrations within the Bhilwara district village of Kanjar Basti, Pander, which had been presupposed to be up to date, had been poor in key particulars about what number of households are residing there. 

    NCW mentioned that the communities supplied additional proof that little one marriages are nonetheless widespread within the state, because the native media had reported such cases. “The district administration and police are totally in denial and have failed to address the issue,” a press release issued by the NCW mentioned.

    “Due to threats from the Panchayat and local government, the people are under pressure to conceal the true extent of child prostitution and trafficking,” it added and really helpful that the central authorities should represent an SIT to hold out the probe.

    During interplay with households, it was noticed that each household had six to 9 minor women dwelling beneath one roof. These women couldn’t clarify their relationship with others within the household. 

    “To establish the relationship, DNA tests on young girls and their respective families must be performed. It is crucial to rescue and provide proper rehabilitation to minor girls who have been coerced into forced prostitution,” it additional mentioned.

    The ladies’s panel additionally mentioned that Rajasthan appears to be each a supply and a vacation spot for the trafficking of girls and women for sexual exploitation, prostitution, and many others. 

    Suggesting that the state authorities ought to maintain a monitor file of each lady little one who’s born, it mentioned that enforcement companies have to be proactive in coping with such points. 

    “Economic livelihood activities and awareness programs pertaining to the mental and physical health of girls must be focused to improve the condition,” it added.

  • Veteran Congress chief Jayanti Patnaik is passes away

    By PTI

    BHUBANESHWAR: Senior Congress chief and first chairperson of the National Commission for Women Jayanti Patnaik died right here on Wednesday. She was 90.

    Jayanti Patnaik, a four-time MP and spouse of late Odisha chief minister J B Patnaik, was declared lifeless by docs at a hospital right here, her son Pritiv Ballav Patnaik stated.

    Her husband and former Odisha chief minister and ex-Governor of Assam J B Patnaik had handed away in 2015. She is survived by a son and two daughters.

    Jayanti Patnaik, who was married to J B Patnaik in 1953, was elected to the Lok Sabha from each Cuttack and Berhampur.

    Jayanti Patnaik, who was affected by old-age-related aliment, was taken to the hospital as she didn’t reply within the night, her son stated, including they have been but to determine on her funeral. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal condoled Jayanti Patnaik’s demise.

    “Odisha Governor expressed his grief over the demise of former MP, senior politician and a noted writer Jayanti Patnaik. Her contribution to the field of literature will be remembered,” the Raj Bhavan stated in an announcement.

    Jayanti Patnaik was born on April 7, 1932, at Aska in Ganjam district and accomplished her commencement in Sociology from Shailabala Women’s Autonomous College in Cuttack.

    She did her post-graduation from Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, OPCC president Sarat Pattnayak, ex-OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik and lots of different dignitaries condoled her demise.

    BHUBANESHWAR: Senior Congress chief and first chairperson of the National Commission for Women Jayanti Patnaik died right here on Wednesday. She was 90.

    Jayanti Patnaik, a four-time MP and spouse of late Odisha chief minister J B Patnaik, was declared lifeless by docs at a hospital right here, her son Pritiv Ballav Patnaik stated.

    Her husband and former Odisha chief minister and ex-Governor of Assam J B Patnaik had handed away in 2015. She is survived by a son and two daughters.

    Jayanti Patnaik, who was married to J B Patnaik in 1953, was elected to the Lok Sabha from each Cuttack and Berhampur.

    Jayanti Patnaik, who was affected by old-age-related aliment, was taken to the hospital as she didn’t reply within the night, her son stated, including they have been but to determine on her funeral. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal condoled Jayanti Patnaik’s demise.

    “Odisha Governor expressed his grief over the demise of former MP, senior politician and a noted writer Jayanti Patnaik. Her contribution to the field of literature will be remembered,” the Raj Bhavan stated in an announcement.

    Jayanti Patnaik was born on April 7, 1932, at Aska in Ganjam district and accomplished her commencement in Sociology from Shailabala Women’s Autonomous College in Cuttack.

    She did her post-graduation from Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, OPCC president Sarat Pattnayak, ex-OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik and lots of different dignitaries condoled her demise.

  • Dumka lady’s loss of life: NCW seeks report from Jharkhand DGP; BJP, JMM have interaction in slugfest

    By PTI

    DUMKA: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday sought a report from the Jharkhand director common of police on the loss of life of the teenaged lady who succumbed after being set afire by a person apparently after she spurned his advances.

    The state authorities’s determination to ship one other teenager, who’s an acid assault sufferer, to AIIMS in New Delhi for higher remedy sparked a confrontation between the ruling and opposition camps of the state with the BJP questioning why the Dumka lady didn’t get the identical facility.

    A two-member NCW workforce visited the relations of the deceased in Dumka.

    “We have sought a report from the DGP. We came here to take a first-hand report of the incident,” NCW member Shalini Singh informed reporters.

    A workforce of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) can also be scheduled to go to Dumka on September 4, officers mentioned.

    Though the police had initially claimed that the deceased was an grownup, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in Dumka district later mentioned that the category 12 pupil who died days after being set on fireplace was a minor.

    The most important accused, recognized as Shahrukh, on August 23 allegedly poured petrol on the lady from outdoors the window of her room when she was sleeping and set her on fireplace.

    The teenager succumbed to her accidents on August 28.

    Shahrukh was arrested.

    Leaders of the BJP and opposition BJP, and the Congress and the JMM, on behalf of the ruling coalition, additionally visited her household.

    BJP leaders – Godda MP Nishikant Dubey, North-east Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari and former Delhi legislator Kapil Mishra – met the relations of the sufferer through the day and alleged that ‘extreme negligence’ and ‘appeasement politics of the ruling dispensation led to her loss of life.

    They raised questions on why she was not taken to Delhi by air ambulance just like the acid assault sufferer and why no member of Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s household visited her household.

    “The CM and others had time to enjoy picnic and party at dams and resorts. But not a member of the Soren family visited the victim,” Dubey mentioned.

    Amid a political disaster triggered by an EC ruling on Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s continuance as an MLA, MLAs of the ruling coalition spent just a few hours at Latratu in Khunti district, some 40 kilometres from Ranchi.

    Dubey mentioned JMM supremo Shibu Soren and his sons Hemant Soren and Basant Soren all have represented the Dumka meeting constituency.

    Claiming that it was a case of ‘love jehad’, he mentioned that Rs 28 lakh collected by means of crowd-funding has been handed over to the sufferer’s household.

    The BJP chief asserted that it was not a Hindu/Muslim challenge, however an try by elementary forces to divide the nation on spiritual strains.

    He claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had lately sought a report from Jharkhand Chief Secretary and DGP in regards to the altering demography within the state over the past 10 years.

    Reacting to the allegations, JMM common secretary and spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya accused the BJP of politicising the incident and claimed that the saffron occasion is all out to disturb the social cloth.

    Bhattacharya claimed {that a} related incident had occurred through the chief ministership of BJP’s Raghubar Das however the JMM didn’t cite every other angle as a prison is a prison.

    On prices that the Dumka lady was not taken to Delhi, he mentioned that the medical board didn’t allow that for her.

    The acid assault sufferer was taken to AIIMS in New Delhi on Wednesday after getting the go-ahead from the medical board, Bhattacharya mentioned and claimed that the BJP was resorting to “blatant lies”.

    Congress MP Geeta Kora and JMM legislator Lobin Hembrom additionally visited the household.

    Kora demanded the loss of life penalty for the wrongdoer to verify the recurrence of such against the law.

    DUMKA: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday sought a report from the Jharkhand director common of police on the loss of life of the teenaged lady who succumbed after being set afire by a person apparently after she spurned his advances.

    The state authorities’s determination to ship one other teenager, who’s an acid assault sufferer, to AIIMS in New Delhi for higher remedy sparked a confrontation between the ruling and opposition camps of the state with the BJP questioning why the Dumka lady didn’t get the identical facility.

    A two-member NCW workforce visited the relations of the deceased in Dumka.

    “We have sought a report from the DGP. We came here to take a first-hand report of the incident,” NCW member Shalini Singh informed reporters.

    A workforce of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) can also be scheduled to go to Dumka on September 4, officers mentioned.

    Though the police had initially claimed that the deceased was an grownup, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in Dumka district later mentioned that the category 12 pupil who died days after being set on fireplace was a minor.

    The most important accused, recognized as Shahrukh, on August 23 allegedly poured petrol on the lady from outdoors the window of her room when she was sleeping and set her on fireplace.

    The teenager succumbed to her accidents on August 28.

    Shahrukh was arrested.

    Leaders of the BJP and opposition BJP, and the Congress and the JMM, on behalf of the ruling coalition, additionally visited her household.

    BJP leaders – Godda MP Nishikant Dubey, North-east Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari and former Delhi legislator Kapil Mishra – met the relations of the sufferer through the day and alleged that ‘extreme negligence’ and ‘appeasement politics of the ruling dispensation led to her loss of life.

    They raised questions on why she was not taken to Delhi by air ambulance just like the acid assault sufferer and why no member of Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s household visited her household.

    “The CM and others had time to enjoy picnic and party at dams and resorts. But not a member of the Soren family visited the victim,” Dubey mentioned.

    Amid a political disaster triggered by an EC ruling on Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s continuance as an MLA, MLAs of the ruling coalition spent just a few hours at Latratu in Khunti district, some 40 kilometres from Ranchi.

    Dubey mentioned JMM supremo Shibu Soren and his sons Hemant Soren and Basant Soren all have represented the Dumka meeting constituency.

    Claiming that it was a case of ‘love jehad’, he mentioned that Rs 28 lakh collected by means of crowd-funding has been handed over to the sufferer’s household.

    The BJP chief asserted that it was not a Hindu/Muslim challenge, however an try by elementary forces to divide the nation on spiritual strains.

    He claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had lately sought a report from Jharkhand Chief Secretary and DGP in regards to the altering demography within the state over the past 10 years.

    Reacting to the allegations, JMM common secretary and spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya accused the BJP of politicising the incident and claimed that the saffron occasion is all out to disturb the social cloth.

    Bhattacharya claimed {that a} related incident had occurred through the chief ministership of BJP’s Raghubar Das however the JMM didn’t cite every other angle as a prison is a prison.

    On prices that the Dumka lady was not taken to Delhi, he mentioned that the medical board didn’t allow that for her.

    The acid assault sufferer was taken to AIIMS in New Delhi on Wednesday after getting the go-ahead from the medical board, Bhattacharya mentioned and claimed that the BJP was resorting to “blatant lies”.

    Congress MP Geeta Kora and JMM legislator Lobin Hembrom additionally visited the household.

    Kora demanded the loss of life penalty for the wrongdoer to verify the recurrence of such against the law.

  • NCW seeks motion in opposition to Akhilesh for ‘her physique must also apologise’ remarks on Nupur Sharma

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women on Monday requested police in Uttar Pradesh to take motion in opposition to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for allegedly instigating hatred and ill-will in opposition to suspended BJP member Nupur Sharma.

    The Supreme Court final week mentioned Sharma “and her loose tongue had set the country on fire and that she needed to apologise”.

    Sharma had made controversial remarks in opposition to Prophet Mohammad.

    Yadav mentioned on Twitter: “Not only the face but the body should also apologise and should also be punished for disturbing the harmony of the country.”

    In a letter to Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police D S Chauhan, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma mentioned the tweet is “sheer instigation”.

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    “The National Commission for Women has come across a Twitter post of Akhilesh Yadav instigating a feeling of hatred and ill-will against Nupur Sharma also, inciting communal disharmony between the two religious groups which is extremely condemnable,” Sharma mentioned.

    “Considering the gravity of the matter, you are required to take immediate action against Akhilesh Yadav,” Sharma wrote.

    She additionally termed the SP chief’s assertion “unsolicited” because the matter is already being seemed into by the judiciary.

    “Nupur Sharma is already facing threat to her life and the tweet of Akhilesh is a sheer instigation to the general public to assault Sharma. A fair investigation must be accomplished in a time-bound manner,” Sharma mentioned.

    She mentioned motion taken should be apprised inside three days.

  • National Commission for Women to carry out SOP on rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked women

    By Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: As every state has its personal guidelines and legal guidelines on rescue and rehabilitation of a trafficked girls, the National Commission for Women (NCW) plans to return out with a typical working process (SOP) for Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) to cease human trafficking within the nation.

    The SOP will information not solely the police, girls welfare companies, however NGOs too in prevention, rescue and their rehabilitation additionally. In this regard, the NCW shall be holding numerous workshops with stakeholders, together with with completely different state police, to carry out a SOP which may very well be carried out all through the nation.

    The AHTUs, which was launched in 2007 by drawing personnel from the police and different associated departments, with the funding by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, is an built-in job drive. Speaking at a seminar on anti-human trafficking consciousness, NCW Chairperson, Rekha Sharma mentioned that their “focus is on prevention of trafficking” of women and girls.

    She mentioned that NCW has arrange its personal Anti-Human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) with the intention to enhance effectiveness in tackling instances of human trafficking, elevating consciousness amongst girls and women, capability constructing and coaching of Anti-Trafficking Units and to extend responsiveness of regulation enforcement companies.

    Sharma mentioned they are going to search assist from all stakeholders to return out with a SOP, which is able to turn into a tenet in rescue and rehabilitation of girls. According to authorities information, 696 AHTUs have been established in numerous states and union territories within the nation until 2020.

    National Resource Centre of Human Trafficking, Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad advisor and skilled useful resource school Dr. PM Nair mentioned that there ought to be a single window for grievance redressals.

    He careworn the necessity for a joint coaching of not solely police, judiciary, prosecution division, however NGOs and different welfare companies, together with District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) additionally to create a synergy between them.

    Nair mentioned that Anti-Human Trafficking Cell ought to be set-up in faculties as there’s a want for a youth motion towards human trafficking. He mentioned these golf equipment – opened in lots of faculties in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu – won’t solely assist in prevention, however can even deal with demand.

    The former police officer, who’s a global skilled on human trafficking, mentioned that the structure of AHT Club in a faculties will create consciousness among the many youth, and can empower adolescents to know exploitation of all types, together with on-line.

    If males cease ‘demand’, there shall be no trafficking for sexual exploitation, he added.

  • NCW seeks clarification from Rajasthan Police on delay in submitting FIR towards Congress MLA

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday sought a proof from the Rajasthan Police on the “delay” in registering an FIR towards Congress MLA Ved Prakash Solanki for posting footage of the mom and kids of a rape sufferer on social media with out the household’s consent.

    The fee additionally directed the police to submit a progress report within the matter inside seven days.

    The NCW, which took up the matter towards Solanki suo motu, carried out a listening to on Wednesday.

    The listening to was chaired by NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma and Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar Beniwal appeared in it on behalf of the Director General of Police (DGP).

    “The commission sought an explanation on the delay and further directed police that the progress report must be apprised in seven days. The commission has also directed that the further case updates be apprised weekly,” the NCW mentioned in a press release.

    The NCW had taken cognizance of the matter on May 3 and directed the Rajasthan DGP to instantly file an FIR towards the MLA and to take truthful motion towards him with none affect.

    The fee mentioned it additionally issued a discover to the DGP on May 13 for a listening to within the matter.

    The police registered the FIR solely on May 17, after the fee’s discover for listening to.

    Solanki had posted on social media footage of the relations of the girl who was gang-raped and killed in Dausa in Rajasthan.

  • Notice to UP police over girl’s loss of life

    By Express News Service

    NEW DELHI:  Taking cognisance of a lady discovered hanging from the wall of a personal hospital in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Sunday requested the state police to arrest the accused individuals instantly. The household of the deceased has alleged that she was raped after which murdered.

    NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to Uttar Pradesh DGP to file an FIR towards the accused individuals instantly. The panel has sought the arrest of all of the accused and a replica of the postmortem report. “Action taken must be apprised within seven days,” it mentioned.

    The physique of a lady, mentioned to be a nurse, was discovered hanging from the wall of a personal hospital, which opened final week, in Unnao on Saturday. Police have named three individuals, together with the proprietor of the hospital, as accused. Police, nonetheless, mentioned rape was not confirmed in the course of the post-mortem. 

  • NCW writes to Home Minister Amit Shah on alleged atrocities towards girls in West Bengal

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah searching for his intervention within the alleged brutalities and violence dedicated towards girls in West Bengal.

    The NCW mentioned it has obtained a joint memorandum from the All India Democratic Women’s Association, National Federation of Indian Women and All India Progressive Women’s Association claiming that ladies in West Bengal are going through an especially insecure environment and activists of the ruling TMC have unleashed a reign of terror.

    The memorandum, which has a district-wise record of incidents of atrocities towards girls, sought speedy steps to finish the alleged brutalities and violence towards them, the NCW mentioned.

    It has additionally been alleged that the state administration and police are both silent spectators or in connivance with the perpetrators.

    In some incidents, male police personnel have misbehaved and molested girls, in accordance with the memorandum.

    The girls’s associations have requested the NCW to intervene within the matter.

    The Commission mentioned this can be very involved with the growing circumstances of violence and brutalities towards girls within the state.

    “Chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to the home minister seeking intervention in the matter to ensure the safety and security of the women in the state. A copy of the letter has also been sent to the chief secretary and director general of police, West Bengal,” the NCW mentioned in a press release.