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    Module 1 (B) - Case Study On Domestic Violence

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    The document discusses the surge in domestic violence cases amid the COVID-19 lockdown in India. It provides data from the National Commission for Women showing complaints of domestic violence increased 2.5 times during the lockdown period. It also describes three case studies of women facing increased domestic abuse from their husbands and in-laws while locked down together. Factors like limited movement, unemployment, and spending more time interacting with abusers contributed to rising domestic conflict and violence. NGOs reported receiving more domestic violence complaints during the lockdown than before. The lockdown made it more difficult for victims to escape abuse and seek help.

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    The document discusses the surge in domestic violence cases amid the COVID-19 lockdown in India. It provides data from the National Commission for Women showing complaints of domestic violence increased 2.5 times during the lockdown period. It also describes three case studies of women facing increased domestic abuse from their husbands and in-laws while locked down together. Factors like limited movement, unemployment, and spending more time interacting with abusers contributed to rising domestic conflict and violence. NGOs reported receiving more domestic violence complaints during the lockdown than before. The lockdown made it more difficult for victims to escape abuse and seek help.

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    MODULE 1[B]- CASE STUDY ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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    The document discusses the surge in domestic violence cases amid the COVID-19 lockdown in India. It provides data from the National Commission for Women showing complaints of domestic violence increased 2.5 times during the lockdown period. It also describes three case studies of women facing increased domestic abuse from their husbands and in-laws while locked down together. Factors like limited movement, unemployment, and spending more time interacting with abusers contributed to rising domestic conflict and violence. NGOs reported receiving more domestic violence complaints during the lockdown than before. The lockdown made it more difficult for victims to escape abuse and seek help.

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    Module 1 (B) - Case Study On Domestic Violence

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    The document discusses the surge in domestic violence cases amid the COVID-19 lockdown in India. It provides data from the National Commission for Women showing complaints of domestic violence increased 2.5 times during the lockdown period. It also describes three case studies of women facing increased domestic abuse from their husbands and in-laws while locked down together. Factors like limited movement, unemployment, and spending more time interacting with abusers contributed to rising domestic conflict and violence. NGOs reported receiving more domestic violence complaints during the lockdown than before. The lockdown made it more difficult for victims to escape abuse and seek help.

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    MODULE 1[B]: THE SURGE IN

    NUMBER OF CASES OF DOMESTIC


    VIOLENCE AMID LOCKDOWN

    1. INTRODUCTION

    Even in this technological and knowledge driven era, one of the major concerns for any
    country is to safeguard and protect the women of the country. Violence against women is no
    news today. Every day, there is news of a crime committed against a woman. The crimes
    include domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, etc. One of the biggest crimes against women
    in India is domestic violence. In simple terms domestic violence can be said when a person
    harms or endangers the health, safety or well-being of a woman mentally or physically and
    includes causing physical assault, sexual abuse, emotional and verbal abuse. It basically
    means when a woman is beaten, or humiliated or deprived of any economic or financial
    resources. Domestic Violence pervades in every society may it be developed, under-
    developed or rural, just the extent of violence changes. Generally, the reason for domestic
    violence is money related like dowry, property, etc. but can be caused due to anger or violent
    nature of husband or in-laws of the woman. In 2005, the government introduced “The
    Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005” which aimed to protect women
    from this very issue. Even though the act was made, the number of cases for domestic
    violence did not reduce. As per NCRB data, in 2013 the number of cases filed under domestic
    violence (under the head of cruelty by husband and his relatives) was 1,18,866. While the
    number in 2014 was 1,22,877 under the same head as per NCRB data.[i] In 2018 also, the
    number of cases reported under domestic violence was higher than any other crimes against
    women.

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    This situation became worse amid lockdown. The nationwide lockdown declared due to
    Corona Virus pandemic resulted in an increased number of cases of domestic violence. It can
    be understood by the data shared by the National Commission for Women (NCW).
    According to NCW, it received an increase in complaints of domestic violence at least 2.5
    times in lockdown. The number of cases reported between March 25 and May 31 was 1477,
    most of complaints were received on its whatsapp helpline. [ii]

    2. SOME PROMINENT CASES

    2.1. A case from Chennai

    This is the case of Parvathi (fictitious name to hide identity). She is a 45-year-old cook in
    Chennai. She was accustomed to the beating and abuse from her husband who is an alcoholic
    and unemployed person since the early phase of her marriage. Due to lockdown, Parvathi
    could not earn enough money to provide for the alcoholic needs of her husband, which made
    him angry and he started beating her again. To get help she ran out of her home and went on
    the slum`s street which was a common practice for her to avoid these situations. But due to
    lockdown there was no one outside and when she called the neighbors of her house, they
    asked her to go inside her house and stay there only. She then again went outside towards a
    police barricade to be taken to a nearby police station. But the officer on duty near barricade
    told her to stay indoor and sort it out.[iii]

    2.2. A case from Delhi

    This is the case of Megha (fictitious name to hide identity). She is 28-year-old and a mother
    of two. Megha was facing physical abuse from her husband for four years and in the
    lockdown it was worst. She contacted her brother who lives in Nepal for help. Her brother got
    in touch with a Delhi government-licensed shelter home and asked to help his sister. The
    shelter home then rang at police helpline and asked for a policeman to investigate the matter.
    The policeman initially asked Megha to mediate with her husband and live inside the house
    amid lockdown but she said that the beating has become worst since her husband got to know

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    about the police complaint. Then the police took her to medical office to record her bruises
    and then shifted her to the shelter home.[iv]

    2.3. A case from Andhra Pradesh

    Tara, a middle-aged woman, went online to search for helplines to protect victims of
    domestic violence on April 18. She was mentally tortured by her husband who was very
    aggressive and abusive since her marriage and mother-in-law. Due to lockdown all the family
    members had to spend the time inside the house and this is when her mental torture became
    unbearable. Her husband and mother-in-law constantly harassed her and told her that she is
    neither a good wife nor a good mother. [v]

    After understanding these cases from different parts of the country, it is clear that the
    intensity of violence has increased in lockdown. There are various reasons for this increase in
    anger and rage of family members. According to some psychologists, this sudden increase in
    anger is because of limited movement a person has in lockdown. A person gets frustrated
    because he has to stay in one location for this much time, therefore his attitude also changes.
    Furthermore, the victims have to live with the abusers or offenders 24*7. This is another
    reason for increase in cases of domestic violence. Also, when men and women are employed,
    they interact with each other comparatively less, but due to lockdown many people became
    unemployed or worked from home, therefore the interaction between the family has
    increased. Thus, cases of domestic violence also increased. All India Council of Human
    Rights, Liberties, and Social Justice (AICHLS), an NGO filed a plea seeking the protection of
    victims of domestic violence in Delhi High Court on April 18. Petitioner (AICHLS) claimed
    that the number of cases has increased since lockdown was enforced as they were getting
    complaints from many victims, and asked the High Court to lay down measures to protect
    these victims amid lockdown. The NGO also said that the number of cases that are reported is
    quite less as compared to actual cases as most of the victims are afraid to call for help as they
    are living with the offenders all the time and there is also a feeling of shame in the mind of
    the victim as society might judge her.

    3. CONCLUSION
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    Domestic Violence tops the list of all the offences against women. As per WHO 1 in every 3
    women has faced physical or sexual abuse in her life. India is no different in this regard. The
    official government data shows us how many women have fallen victims of domestic
    violence. The situation became even worse in lockdown. The victims had to live with the
    perpetrator all day. Lockdown also worsens the attitude of these criminals as they became
    more aggressive and abusive. Amid lockdown it was also difficult to help the victims as some
    of the places were sealed, and most of the time they were told to make peace with the
    perpetrator and live inside home. NGOs working for safety and protection of women also
    said that they received more cases of domestic violence in lockdown than before lockdown.
    But the actual number is still far from what is reported as most victims do not reveal what
    happened with them. This is a very important issue. If the victims do not approach for help,
    no one can help them. It is very necessary for the victims of domestic violence to approach
    police or NGOs or any other government body. Domestic violence is not something which
    can be figured out easily as the crime took place inside the four walls of the house. It is also
    important for government to take action and stop these cases and provide proper protection to
    the survivors and victims of domestic violence.

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