April 2012
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Gurgaon: Aarushi Home for Girls provides safe... →
Address:
Aarushi Home for the Girl Child
Plot no. 819, Pocket-E, Sector 21
Gurgaon, Haryana
Phone: + 0124-2365366
Manager: Shanta Nag
Arushi literally means the “ray of hope.” Arushi, the first girl child shelter of Salaam Baalak Trust came into existence on 4th October 1999 with the support of USAID and FHI. Children Hope has been supporting the project since 2002.
Services: The...
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Power2Women Workshops on Women Safety Awareness,... →
Contact : Franklin Joseph
Email : frank @ Power2Women.in
Phone : 98867 69281
“We definitely need to change the law’s regarding to sexual abuse, along with the change of mindset of many men who still believe sexual abuse is direct caused by women clothes or her behavior. Lot of people think rape is life sex but rough sex. Rape is actually violence and power which...
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Pune: Equal Community Foundation engages men to... →
Set up in 2009 and based in Pune, India, ECF is a pioneering charity that engages men and boys as a positive force in the fight for the rights of women and girls.
Equal Community Foundation
B-14, Shardaram Park,
Behind “Currys: Flavours of Bengal”. see map below…
Opp. Ruby Hall Clinic,
Sasoon Road,
Pune – 411 001
ECF’s team designs and runs innovative behaviour-change...
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VIMOCHANA is forum for womens rights, marital... →
Vimochana, based in Marutiseva Nagar, is a forum for women’s rights, issues like marital violence and dowry harassment.
Ph: 2549 2781/2549 2783.
Email: vimochana79@gmail.com
Website: www.vimochana.in
Office Address:
VIMOCHANA
33/1-9, Thyagraj Layout,
Jaibharath Nagar
Bangalore 560033
INDIA
Big thanks to Twitter Volunteer @Keerthi_AK for Verifying Details
Contacts:...
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Abhaya Ashram: Wilson Garden, Bangalore... →
Abhaya Ashram
4th Cross, Wilson Garden, Bangalore 560027
Tel.: 080-22220834 / 080 - 2212 1131
Timings: 24 Hours
Contacts:
Ms. Sreelatha Sharatchandra (President)
Ms. Maria S. Martha (Secretary)
Ms. Susheela (Supervisor)
Activities: Shelter, Rehabilitation both within the family or to begin life afresh independently.
Accomodation, Counselling, Destitute home (age group of...
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Bangalore: Call 1091 - Vanitha Sahayavani - For... →
Call 1091.
Vanitha Sahayavani initiated by the Bangalore police force helps women in distress, provides them counselling, helps them with short stay home facilities and rehabilitation. The helpline, in particular, comes to the rescue of women with marital problems or property disputes.
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Mysore Police helpline to avert Suicides: 105 |... →
The helpline number is 105 or 2418400.
Address:
The helpline office (CCB office building) on Ashoka Road is open round the clock and three police constables have been deputed to attend to grievances.
Timings:
Volunteers are available between 10 am and 8 pm from Monday to Saturday and 10 am to 2 pm on Sunday.
They work in three time slots of three hours each and deal with cases...
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Mumbai 24 Hour Helpline For Women by Women Cops... →
Worried about the rising incidents of crime against women, the state will launch a helpline for women in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Helpline number: 103
Send a Text message to 7738133133 & 7738144144
Email the home department: satejpatilmoshome@ gmail.com
Address:
Home Department,
Government of Maharashtra,
9th floor, New Administrative Building,
Opp. Mantralaya, Mumbai –...
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Mumbai Vandrewala Foundation Suicide Prevention... →
A Professional guidance towards Suicide Prevention through a free national and city helpline set up by Mumbai’s Vandrewala Foundation:
CALL 1860-266-2345/022-2570 6000.
Address:
Sigma Building, Hiranandani Gardens,
Powai, Mumbai - 400076
Mental health has been a social and health challenge in India for a number of reasons:
Stigma associated with mental illnesses
Priority...
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Delhi: RAHI specializes in working with adult... →
The RAHI Foundation is a support centre, based in New Delhi, India. It is the only centre of its kind in the country that specializes in working with adult women survivors of incest and childhood sexual abuse and offers services that are uniquely important to their recovery process. The centre is dedicated to providing individual and group services for survivors aimed at their psychological,...
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Chennai: Tulir - Centre for the Prevention and... →
Tulir - Centre for the Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse (CPHCSA) is a registered, nongovernmental, non-profit organization committed to working against child sexual abuse in India.
Address:
J - 33/18, 7th street,
Annanagar East, Chennai 600102
India
Tel : 044 26192026 / 26190771
Fax : +91 44 43531496
E-mail :tulircphcsa@yahoo.co.in
Programs:
...
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Bangalore: Helpline for Street Sexual Harassment... →
Helpline service offered by the office of the Police Commissioner for Cases of Street Sexual Harassment in Bangalore.
Phone Numbers:
080 - 22943225
080 - 22864023
Address:
Police Commissioner Office
Infantry Road, Vasanth Nagar
Bangalore, Karnataka 560001
080 2226 0707
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Mumbai: Arpan Foundation works towards Freedom... →
Arpan is a registered organization based in Mumbai with a mission to Prevent the occurrence of Child Sexual Abuse and heal those who have been affected by it.
Office Address:
9/3 Cama Industrial Estate, Val Bhatt Road,
Goregaon (E), Near Punjab National Bank,
Mumbai - 400 063
For counseling
Email: support@arpan.org.in
Mobile: +91.98190.86444
Arpan’s interventions are undertaken...
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Jharkhand Helpline/Acco/Support for Victims of... →
Transit homes in Ranchi and Delhi for victims of human trafficking girls along with helpline numbers 1800-3456-531 (Ranchi) and 011-32673527(Delhi) for helping the girls who fell in the net of the traffickers.
A total of 94 children have been rescued since April 1, 2011 to December19, 2011 from Delhi and other cities.
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Delhi Rape Crisis Cell works 24x7 all year. Call... →
Address:
Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi
C-Block, 2nd Floor,
Vikas Bhawan I. P. Estate,
New Delhi-110 002
Rape crisis cell is another program started by the Delhi commission for women in September 2005 to provide assistance to rape victims.
This is free legal service cell exclusively for rape victims.
A team of persons supervised by experienced lawyers provide legal...
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Imphal: Young Women Help Organisation 4 Women in... →
An NGO called Young Women Help Organisation, Airport Road has announced that it would provide assistance to women victims of rape and all forms of domestic violence.
Speaking to newspersons at its office today, Organisation secretary Arambam Robita affirmed that from this year on women who are in distress due to various factors may approach the NGO or contact at its help-line numbers 9774370452,...
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Gurgaon: Aarushi Home for Girls provides safe... →
Address:
Aarushi Home for the Girl Child
Plot no. 819, Pocket-E, Sector 21
Gurgaon, Haryana
Phone: + 0124-2365366
Manager: Shanta Nag
Arushi literally means the “ray of hope.” Arushi, the first girl child shelter of Salaam Baalak Trust came into existence on 4th October 1999 with the support of USAID and FHI. Children Hope has been supporting the project since 2002.
Services: The...
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Rajasthan: Woman kept in confinement for three... →
A married woman has alleged that she was kept in confinement for three days and repeatedly gang raped by three men in Golva police station area of Dausa district.
“She claims that she was travelling by Marudhar Express and was on her way to Jaipur to visit her aunt when she was lured by three men to accompany them to a nearby village,” said a police officer.
The woman has...
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Ahmedabad: Two Arrested for raping 16 year old... →
A 16-year-old handicapped girl was raped by two teenagers at her house in Gomtipur on Thursday when she was alone. The duo was caught red-handed by the girl’s parents when they came back home.
Gomtipur police said Fatima (name changed), 16, a resident of Gomtipur, had complications during her birth and due to that she had deformed left hand and leg. She also had trouble speaking.
...
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Banda, Uttar Pradesh: 6 year old girl gang raped. →
A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three persons in Chowki Shivrampur area in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Friday.
The girl was lured by three persons taken to a secluded place and raped when she had gone to attend a marriage function in Naiya Baba road locality last night, they said.
When the girl did not return, a search was started in which she was...
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Dowry Death: Newly Wed 29 year old Sunita Sharma... →
Within a fortnight of her marriage, A 29-year-old woman identified as Sunita Sharma allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in east Delhi’s Lakshminagar area with her family members alleging that she was harassed by her husband for dowry.
Police officials said the incident happened at around 10.30 pm on Wednesday after she had a heated argument with her husband...
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Pune: Father arrested for raping, molesting and... →
Police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly raping his 11-year-old daughter and molesting his five-year-old daughter and threatening to kill them.
Police said the accused is a contractual labourer while his wife works as domestic help in Gangurdenagar area in Sangvi. Sub inspector Jyoti Rajeshirke, who is investigating the case said, “The incident came to light when the 11-year-old...
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Bihar: Two school girls killed for resisting... →
Two schoolgirls who resisted a molestation attempt were deliberately hit and run over by a jeep leading to their deaths in Bihar’s Nawada district today, police said.
The Class X students boarded a jeep after collecting money from their school at Sitaram village under Mufassil police station, the sources said. The money was given to them under the Chief Minister’s Uniform Scheme for...
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Uttar Pradesh: 12 year old Pregnant minor girl... →
A 12-year-old Dalit girl was raped at gunpoint and was found pregnant a month later in Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Saturday.
A youth identified as Yograj had raped the minor girl at gun-point on March 11 last at Kumhara village, under Kakroli police station, threatening her of dire consequences if she revealed it to anyone.
However, the girl told her parents a month later about the...
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Tamil Nadu: Body of a month old girl child exhumed... →
Police said Selvi (22) has been accused of feeding her less-than-a-month-old girl child with latex caltrop (erukam paal in Tamil), a typical method of carrying out infanticide in Dharmapuri.
The child died on April 3 and was buried the same day near the house, amid rituals. Investigators said they would await forensic reports before describing it as a case of infanticide.
The child’s...
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Uttar Pradesh: 16 year old girl raped, set afire.... →
A teenaged girl was allegedly raped and set afire by a youth in Basantpur Parta village in Tikaitnagar area here, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place last evening when the girl (16) was alone in her house and one Sonu Tiwari, who had come to the village to visit his relative raped her and later sprinkled kerosene oil and set her afire, they said.
Source: 26 Apr 2012 SamayLive
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Dowry Death: MCD teacher sentenced to 10 yrs in... →
A school teacher was sentenced to 10 years in jail for driving his 25-year-old wife to suicide by constantly harassing her for dowry
Naveen had married the deceased on November 26, 2004 and since then till the time of her death she was constantly harassed with dowry demands. The judge pointed out that the young woman was married for less than a year before she died. She had just completed her...
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Jaipur: 25 year old Ruksana dies under mysterious... →
The deceased, Ruksana (25), a resident of Shanti Colony near Transport Nagar, had married one Wasim from the Masjid area of Char Darwaza, four years ago.
The parents of the victim alleged that soon after the marriage, her in-laws started harassing and torturing Ruksana to meet their dowry demands. They also alleged that once Ruksana was sent home and the family had to provide some money to send...
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Newborn Baby girl found abandoned at a bus stop in... →
An abandoned newborn girl was recovered by police from near a bus stand in Rewari.
The baby, lying wrapped up in a piece of cloth, was recovered on Monday night from a bushy area near the bus stand at Dharuhera, police said today.
The infant was admitted to a local civil hospital in critical condition.
Source: Press Trust of India April 25, 2012 via NDTV
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Muzaffarnagar: Dim future forces lesbian sisters... →
A woman and sister-in-law allegedly hanged themselves apparently disillusioned about their future as a same-sex couple.
24-year-old Sarika and her sister-in-law Monika (22) were found hanging in their house at Khatoli town of this district on April 23, plice said.
During investigation, it was found that the two women were in a relationship, but they were depressed over the uncertainty of their...
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Noida: Sex racket busted, 15 women rescued. →
SP (Noida city), Yogesh Kumar said police had received a tip-off that a gang is operating the racket in the sector 60 area. A team was formed under the supervision of DSP Monika Yadav. Cops have arrested three persons and rescued 15 women.
“All the women are aged between 18 and 45. Most of them belong to Bihar and West Bengal,” Yadav said. The women were taken to Mahila police...
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13 year old girl abducted from Surat, raped. →
A 13-year-old girl from Surat was abducted and raped by her ‘lover’ in Vadodara. The incident came to light after the girl confided in her parents, who then lodged a complaint with police in the matter.
The victim has stated that she was abducted by Sagar Devipujak (25) two days back. He promised her of marriage if she accompanied him to Vadodara. Devipujak and Nimisha stayed in a hotel at...
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Rajasthan: New born baby girl found dead near a... →
An infant girl was found lying dead near a nullah at No. 61 railway crossing, Malpura Dhani.
The new born was taken to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital where the doctors declared her dead.
“As soon as we found the infant, we took her to the hospital. But doctors declared her dead. From post-mortem report it appears that the infant was born dead. It is likely that she was thrown there.
Source:...
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Banda, Uttar Pradesh: 6 year old girl gang raped. →
A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three persons in Chowki Shivrampur area in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Friday.
The girl was lured by three persons taken to a secluded place and raped when she had gone to attend a marriage function in Naiya Baba road locality last night, they said.
When the girl did not return, a search was started in which she was...
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Rajasthan: Woman kept in confinement for three... →
A married woman has alleged that she was kept in confinement for three days and repeatedly gang raped by three men in Golva police station area of Dausa district.
“She claims that she was travelling by Marudhar Express and was on her way to Jaipur to visit her aunt when she was lured by three men to accompany them to a nearby village,” said a police officer.
The woman has...
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Ahmedabad: Two Arrested for raping 16 year old... →
A 16-year-old handicapped girl was raped by two teenagers at her house in Gomtipur on Thursday when she was alone. The duo was caught red-handed by the girl’s parents when they came back home.
Gomtipur police said Fatima (name changed), 16, a resident of Gomtipur, had complications during her birth and due to that she had deformed left hand and leg. She also had trouble speaking.
...
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Pune: Father arrested for raping, molesting and... →
Police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly raping his 11-year-old daughter and molesting his five-year-old daughter and threatening to kill them.
Police said the accused is a contractual labourer while his wife works as domestic help in Gangurdenagar area in Sangvi. Sub inspector Jyoti Rajeshirke, who is investigating the case said, “The incident came to light when the 11-year-old...
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Dowry Death: Newly Wed 29 year old Sunita Sharma... →
Within a fortnight of her marriage, A 29-year-old woman identified as Sunita Sharma allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in east Delhi’s Lakshminagar area with her family members alleging that she was harassed by her husband for dowry.
Police officials said the incident happened at around 10.30 pm on Wednesday after she had a heated argument with her husband...
4 tags
Uttar Pradesh: 12 year old Pregnant minor girl... →
A 12-year-old Dalit girl was raped at gunpoint and was found pregnant a month later in Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Saturday.
A youth identified as Yograj had raped the minor girl at gun-point on March 11 last at Kumhara village, under Kakroli police station, threatening her of dire consequences if she revealed it to anyone.
However, the girl told her parents a month later about the...
4 tags
Bihar: Two school girls killed for resisting... →
Two schoolgirls who resisted a molestation attempt were deliberately hit and run over by a jeep leading to their deaths in Bihar’s Nawada district today, police said.
The Class X students boarded a jeep after collecting money from their school at Sitaram village under Mufassil police station, the sources said. The money was given to them under the Chief Minister’s Uniform Scheme for...
4 tags
Tamil Nadu: Body of a month old girl child exhumed... →
Police said Selvi (22) has been accused of feeding her less-than-a-month-old girl child with latex caltrop (erukam paal in Tamil), a typical method of carrying out infanticide in Dharmapuri.
The child died on April 3 and was buried the same day near the house, amid rituals. Investigators said they would await forensic reports before describing it as a case of infanticide.
The child’s...
4 tags
Uttar Pradesh: 16 year old girl raped, set afire.... →
A teenaged girl was allegedly raped and set afire by a youth in Basantpur Parta village in Tikaitnagar area here, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place last evening when the girl (16) was alone in her house and one Sonu Tiwari, who had come to the village to visit his relative raped her and later sprinkled kerosene oil and set her afire, they said.
Source: 26 Apr 2012 SamayLive
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Jaipur: 25 year old Ruksana dies under mysterious... →
The deceased, Ruksana (25), a resident of Shanti Colony near Transport Nagar, had married one Wasim from the Masjid area of Char Darwaza, four years ago.
The parents of the victim alleged that soon after the marriage, her in-laws started harassing and torturing Ruksana to meet their dowry demands. They also alleged that once Ruksana was sent home and the family had to provide some money to send...
4 tags
Dowry Death: MCD teacher sentenced to 10 yrs in... →
A school teacher was sentenced to 10 years in jail for driving his 25-year-old wife to suicide by constantly harassing her for dowry
Naveen had married the deceased on November 26, 2004 and since then till the time of her death she was constantly harassed with dowry demands. The judge pointed out that the young woman was married for less than a year before she died. She had just completed her...
4 tags
Newborn Baby girl found abandoned at a bus stop in... →
An abandoned newborn girl was recovered by police from near a bus stand in Rewari.
The baby, lying wrapped up in a piece of cloth, was recovered on Monday night from a bushy area near the bus stand at Dharuhera, police said today.
The infant was admitted to a local civil hospital in critical condition.
Source: Press Trust of India April 25, 2012 via NDTV
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Muzaffarnagar: Dim future forces lesbian sisters... →
A woman and sister-in-law allegedly hanged themselves apparently disillusioned about their future as a same-sex couple.
24-year-old Sarika and her sister-in-law Monika (22) were found hanging in their house at Khatoli town of this district on April 23, plice said.
During investigation, it was found that the two women were in a relationship, but they were depressed over the uncertainty of their...
4 tags
Rajasthan: New born baby girl found dead near a... →
An infant girl was found lying dead near a nullah at No. 61 railway crossing, Malpura Dhani.
The new born was taken to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital where the doctors declared her dead.
“As soon as we found the infant, we took her to the hospital. But doctors declared her dead. From post-mortem report it appears that the infant was born dead. It is likely that she was thrown there.
Source:...
4 tags
Noida: Sex racket busted, 15 women rescued. →
SP (Noida city), Yogesh Kumar said police had received a tip-off that a gang is operating the racket in the sector 60 area. A team was formed under the supervision of DSP Monika Yadav. Cops have arrested three persons and rescued 15 women.
“All the women are aged between 18 and 45. Most of them belong to Bihar and West Bengal,” Yadav said. The women were taken to Mahila police...
4 tags
13 year old girl abducted from Surat, raped. →
A 13-year-old girl from Surat was abducted and raped by her ‘lover’ in Vadodara. The incident came to light after the girl confided in her parents, who then lodged a complaint with police in the matter.
The victim has stated that she was abducted by Sagar Devipujak (25) two days back. He promised her of marriage if she accompanied him to Vadodara. Devipujak and Nimisha stayed in a hotel at...
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Dowry Harassment: Jaswinder from Khedi Village,... →
After the death of woman from Khedi village near Raipurrani, Panchkula, her family members have accused her in-laws of poisoning her for dowry.
Patiala resident Jaswinder was married to Gaurav of Khedi village. On Sunday, Jaswinder fell unconscious in her marital home. Her in laws rushed her to hospital where she was declared brought dead. Jaswinder’s relatives have accused her in laws of...
