Domestic violence – everything you need to know
One thing that has nothing to do with caste, religion, class and status is domestic violence. It is prevalent almost everywhere, in every section of the society. The saddest part is that most of the cases go unreported since close family members are involved. What is domestic violence? Domestic violence is any behaviour which is shown with the purpose to gain power or authority over a family member – especially spouse. It could be physical as well as non-physical. Beating, abusing, dragging, slapping, taunting or any other kind of physical, mental and emotional torture by a family member could be summed up as domestic violence. The term is mostly used in context with the partner or spouse. It is not uncommon to hear domestic violence complaints in Delhi . But still, the rates of cases being highlighted and those being reported differ a lot. Why do most of the domestic violence cases go unreported? On an average, 4 out of 10 women face violence. However, the...