Tag: DCW

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

DCW summons Justdial and seeks numbers of spas in Delhi, issues notice to Delhi Crime Branch

The Commission has also asked Delhi Police Crime Branch to take strict action and register an FIR immediately.

November 8, 2021

DCW issues notice to Cyber Crime seeking FIR against rape threats to Virat Kohli’s daughter

The Commission while taking immediate cognisance of the matter has asked the Cyber Crime for registering an FIR.

November 2, 2021

Kejriwal extends tenure of DCW Chief Swati Maliwal and team for third term

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has personally approved Maliwal and Team's term extension.

July 6, 2021

DCW rescues 12-yr-old boy working in a mill from child labour

"So unfortunate, that a boy at the age of playing with toys is doing child labour and was forced to lie. The boy was very shocked and nervous."

July 3, 2021

Twist in ‘rape remark’ linked to Instagram group; girl started sexual assault talk on Snapchat to test boy’s response

It is reported that it was a separate Snapchat conversation between two individuals, initiated by a girl, which 'coincidentally got mixed up' with the Instagram group.

May 11, 2020

Delhi schoolboy held over Instagram chat group sharing lewd photos, comments on minor girls

‘Bois Locker Room’, allegedly involving a group of teenage boys from Delhi schools, created a storm on social media on Sunday when a female Instagram user leaked chats from the group, including obscene images of around 15-16 girls.

May 5, 2020

Gargi college molestation case: Students to meet DCW chief today

The incident is of February 6 at the women’s college of Delhi University situated in South Delhi where some drunken men reportedly entered the college and molested and manhandled the students.

February 21, 2020

Students ‘molested’ at Gargi College; DCW chief joins protest, Kejriwal demands action against culprits

Protesting against the incident on Monday, the students gathered inside the college against the management and soon the number of students reached between 1500 to 2000.

February 10, 2020

DCW chief Swati Maliwal writes to PM Modi, demands Disha Bill for entire country

The DCW chief questioned why the Centre cannot show the same urgency and concern as the Andhra Pradesh government, which passed the historic and revolutionary Disha Bill on Friday.

December 14, 2019

Delhi Commission for Women operating from parking lot after fire

DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal said a police complaint had been filed and an internal probe initiated.

August 28, 2019

Hapur rape: Villagers meet police, say accused falsely implicated

Accusing of the woman of implicating the men to "extract money", the villagers demanded "fair investigation" into the case

May 14, 2019

Delhi: DCW rescues 8 Nepali girls from hotel

The girls, who have come from earthquake-affected areas in Nepal, were lured with employment opportunities in Delhi, the Commission said.

October 11, 2018

Human trafficking: 39 Nepali girls rescued from Delhi hotel

On July 30, the Delhi and Varanasi Police had rescued 18 women, including 16 from Nepal, from the clutches of a prostitution racket in Vasant Vihar

August 1, 2018