By Dheeraj Fartode Shocking allegations of misconduct have emerged against a police officer in Nagpur City Police. The officer is accused of abusive and degrading behaviour, particularly targeting accused in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Sources claim that the senior officer arrives at the police station and calls the accused into a separate room, where the officer not only hurls abuse at the accused but also spits at their face. Later, the officer allegedly kicks the accused in the private parts. In some incidents, when a couple approached a police station in Nagpur to file a complaint following a domestic dispute, the police sent a proposal for preventive action to the officer. However, instead of handling the matter professionally, the officer allegedly made the man sit down, then kicked him in the private parts and leave him in pain and humiliation. The behaviour of the high ranked official have raised questions about the professionalism of law enforcemen...
As per the provisional data of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the cases registered/charge sheeted, persons arrested/charge sheeted/ convicted, under Domestic Violence Act, 2005, during 2009 to 2012, year-wise are as under, which shows a rising trend in conviction rate.
Year
|
Cases Registered
|
Cases Charge-sheeted
|
Persons Arrested
|
Persons Charge-sheeted
|
Persons Convicted
|
2009
|
16013
|
1922
|
1332
|
1385
|
129
|
2010
|
14189
|
4588
|
809
|
926
|
119
|
2011
|
14520
|
6105
|
1527
|
3431
|
370
|
2012
|
16309
|
1706
|
1093
|
2873
|
454
|
Domestic Violence in India |
As per National Family Health Survey III (2005-06) data, 35.4% of women in the age group of 15-49 and approximately 40% of ever married women have experienced physical or sexual violence.
6.7% of all women have experienced both physical and sexual forms of domestic violence. Further, the data suggests that both physical and sexual forms of domestic violence against women are higher in rural as compared to urban areas. The number of cases registered (due to increase in awareness) and convictions under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is on the rise and it is envisaged that the Act has a deterrent effect.
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