The National Commission for Women registered a total of 4350 complaints under the category “Protection of Women against domestic violence”, from March 2020 to September, 2020, since the pandemic unfolded. With limited permissible movement during the lockdown and a number of women being locked at home with their perpetrators, it is plausible that the numbers recorded are grossly under-reported.

The National Commission for Women registered a total of 4350 complaints under the category “Protection of Women against domestic violence”, from March 2020 to September, 2020, since the pandemic unfolded. With limited permissible movement during the lockdown and a number of women being locked at home with their perpetrators, it is plausible that the numbers recorded are grossly under-reported.