Kudumbashree help desk logs over 600 domestic violence cases in three years

Victims of domestic violence found reluctant to lodge police complaints against their spouses

In what could be construed as a disturbing trend, Snehitha, the Kudumbashree’s round-the-clock gender help desk at Kakkanad, has logged over 200 domestic violence cases each in three successive financial years since 2018-19.

This assumes significance in the wake of the recent death of a young law student who allegedly took her life citing, among other things, domestic violence.

The number stood at 230 during 2018-19 before dropping to 202 in the year thereafter and then rose to 221 in 2020-21. Though the number had dropped to 96 till October this year, Kudumbashree officials reminded that neither the rise nor drop in the number was a true reflection of the social evil, since it does not take into account cases reported through other avenues, including the District Women Protection Officer and the police.