Tag: DCW
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Woman sedated, gang-raped in Delhi spa; DCW issues notice to Delhi Police
The arrested were identified as Rahul, a manager at the spa; Satish Kumar, a customer; and owners of the spa Brij Gopal and Sandeep.
August 6, 2022 -
DCW issues notice to DMs seeking information regarding penalty on acid sale
The Supreme Court had given several directions to the Union as well as state governments to regulate sale of acid to prevent acid attacks in India.
August 5, 2022 -
DCW takes cognizance over a video of a man abusing little girl
In the video, the man is apparently intimidating the little girl who can be seen as visibly frightened and shocked.
June 26, 2022 -
DCW conducts 68 yoga camps on International Yoga Day
The Commission conducted 68 Yoga camps across Delhi with the help of its Mahila Panchayat program where over 10,000 women and girls participated in the yoga sessions.
June 21, 2022 -
DCW issues notice to Indian Bank over discriminatory guidelines for women
The Commission has taken suo-moto cognizance on media reports of framing of new guidelines by the Indian Bank for recruitment of staff. As per the media reports, a recent circular issued by the bank prevents women who are more than three-month pregnant from joining service, despite having been selected through due process.
June 20, 2022 -
DCW issues notice to Delhi Police in case of attack over a rape survivor
According to the Police, on Saturday night, the woman was walking with her mother near the Kalindi Kunj Road when two unknown persons approached her and threw a blue liquid on her face.
June 12, 2022 -
DCW writes to UP CM Yogi seeking urgent action over gang rape of 13 year old
DCW chief Swati Maliwal has demanded immediate registration of FIR and arrest of accused and has also sought registration of FIR against the concerned police officers for allegedly refusing to act in the matter.
June 6, 2022 -
DCW Helpline witness spike in calls after integration on Truecaller App
On 7 March, Truecaller App had started displaying the women’s safety helpline number -181 - on its dialler, as part of its campaign on crimes against women and girls - #ItsNotOk.
May 11, 2022 -
DCW summons East MCD Commissioner over sexual assault of two 8 year old girls
The Commission was informed that the incident took place on 30 April in an MCD run school in Delhi's Bhajanpura area. On the said date, the girl students were waiting for their teacher inside the class after the school assembly when an unknown person entered the class.
May 4, 2022 -
DCW rescues 5 minor boys employed as Child Labour; issues notice to Delhi Police to register FIR
DCW Chief Swati Maliwal has issued a notice to Delhi Police seeking registration of FIR in the matter and arrests of the accused.
May 3, 2022 -
DCW issues notice to Women & Child Development dept seeking detailed report on the condition of shelter homes
In 2018-19, the DCW had roped in an independent agency ‘Koshish’ - Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) to conduct social audit of all shelter homes in Delhi housing women and girls.
April 28, 2022 -
DCW rescues a girl from parlour; issues notice to Delhi Police & MCD
On 11 April, the Commission received a complaint on its 181 Women Helpline regarding a sex racket being run inside a massage parlour and attempt of rape with a 27 year old lady therein.
April 12, 2022 -
Minor girl rescued by DCW
The girl is a native of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh was rescued from Delhi's Ashok Vihar on February 3.
February 7, 2022 -
DCW issues notice to Delhi Police seeking arrest of accused in Vivek Vihar woman case
Maliwal met the survivor who informed her that she was abducted from her home and allegedly gang-raped by 3 men who are involved in the illicit trade of liquor and drugs locally.
January 27, 2022 -
DCW seeks FIR against persons making obscene comments against Muslim women on an app ‘Clubhouse’
The Commission took sou-moto cognisance of a video posted online on twitter which showcased a filthy Clubhouse conversation on the topic ‘Muslim gals are more beautiful than hindu gals’.
January 18, 2022 -
DCW issues summon to Cyber Crime Cell in ‘Bulli Bai’ app matter
It was reported that doctored photos of hundreds of muslim women and girls were uploaded by an unidentified group of persons on an app using internet platform ‘GitHub’ and were shared with the term, ‘Bulli deal of the day’.
January 3, 2022 -
DCW rescues a woman from Bihar who was being burnt alive by her in-laws
The DCW Chief Swati Maliwal, therefore, has issued a notice in the matter to Bihar Police seeking FIR against the husband and his family and their arrests.
November 9, 2021