Magistrate in Tamil Nadu arrested on rape charges

Magistrate in Tamil Nadu arrested on rape charges

A magistrate in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu has been arrested on charges of rape after a complaint by a woman police officer.

The woman, a sub-inspector in Coimbatore, has alleged that she was in a live-in relationship with the magistrate following his promise to marry her.

She claims the judicial officer refused to marry her and had recently married another woman.

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A court in Tirupur district court has remanded the magistrate for two weeks.The incident comes a week after the controversial order by the Madras High Court which said that pre-marital sex is equivalent to marriage.

The High Court gave its judgement during an alimony hearing. The mother of two from Coimbatore was left by the man, who fathered her children. A court in Coimbatore had directed the man to pay maintenance for the children. However, the woman was denied alimony as she did not have valid documents of a marriage.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/magistrate-in-tamil-nadu-arrested-on-rape-charges-385932?pfrom=home-topstories

Gurgaon gang rape: Main rape accused arrested, but ground reality unchanged

Gurgaon gang rape: Main rape accused arrested, but ground reality unchanged

GURGAON: Gurgaon police on Friday nabbed the key accused in the Thursday early morning rape in a moving car, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to six. The accused has been identified as Dharambir, and it was he who planned the rape to get value for the Rs 10,000 he had paid to the two victims and also raped one of them.

The Toyota Corolla Altis car in which the two women were raped by the accused has been retrieved and the five persons who were arrested on Thursday were sent in judicial custody on Friday. Dharmabir had been trying to get to girls over the past week but when he couldn't he got a friend to lure them to get into his car and then carried out the rape of the victims. Police are currently interrogating him about the whereabouts of last of the seven accused, Vikram, who is at large.

"Dharambir, 27, is a native of Dor Kalan village near Narnaul and used to work as a taxi driver. We recovered the Corolla Altis car, which was used in the rape. We found out during the interrogation that the accused had raped the victims without using contraceptives. There is a possibility of getting strong biological evidence against the accused from the car," an investigating officer said.

The victims of the horrific incident were two Delhi-based women who had hired a private cab a little after 12.30am on Thursday after finishing their work in a pub. The two residents of Tughlakabad had left Empire Club in Metropolitan Mall on MG Road at 12 midnight. Sources said that the two were entry "escorts" and regulars at the club for three days in a week and would help boys to gain the cheaper "couple entry" and avoid the expensive "stag entry".

On the same day police arrested five of accused, identified as Devender, Parmod, Harish Khan alias Nisar, Satish and Devinder. One of the accused is a native of Mewat district while the other four belong to Nangal Peepa village in Mahendergarh distirct. An Indica car has been retrieved from them. One of the two victims, who is 27 years old, told police that they had come out of Empire Club a little after midnight and reached in front of Club-18 in an auto. Since their taxi driver had not reached in time to pick them up, they hired a Toyo http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Gurgaon-gang-rape-Main-rape-accused-arrested-but-ground-reality-unchanged/articleshow/20823417.cms 

पत्नी और ससुरालवालों की ज्यादती से परेशान होकर पहुंचा कोर्ट

पत्नी और ससुरालवालों की ज्यादती से परेशान होकर पहुंचा कोर्ट

एनबीटी न्यूज ॥ राजनगर
युवक के साथ मारपीट की शिकायत पर कोर्ट ने पत्नी सहित ससुराल पक्ष के पांच लोगों के खिलाफ कंप्लेंड केस दर्ज करने का आदेश दिया है। शकूरपुर निवासी आकिल की ओर से उसके अधिवक्ता सुरेन्द्र सिंह ने कोर्ट में प्रार्थना पत्र दिया।

प्रार्थना पत्र माध्यम से बताया कि आकिल की शादी 10 अप्रैल 2011 को मुरादनगर निवासी उस्मान की बेटी गुलिस्ता परवीन के साथ हुई थी। शादी के बाद से गुलिस्ता परवीन का व्यवहार अच्छा नहीं रहा। आरोप है कि वह दहेज के झूठे मुकदमे में फंसवाने या फिर आत्महत्या करने की धमकी देती थी। उसने गुलिस्ता को समझाने का प्रयास किया, लेकिन वह मायके चली गई।

गुलिस्ता और उसके पिता ने कहा कि अपना मकान और दो लाख रुपये गुलिस्ता के नाम कर दो। इस शर्ता पर ही गुलिस्ता तुम्हारे साथ जा सकती है। आरोप है कि मना करने पर गुलिस्ता के परिवार वालों ने आकिल और उसके पिता के साथ मारपीट की और जबरन स्टांप पेपर पर साइन कराने चाहे। किसी तरह से वे दोनों जान बचाकर भाग आए। उन्होंने मामले की शिकायत पुलिस में की, लेकिन पुलिस ने रिपोर्ट दर्ज नहीं की।

http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/20821351.cms 

Lump sum payment received from Ex-husband against relinquishment of monthly maintenance not taxable: Tribunal

Lump sum payment received from Ex-husband against relinquishment of monthly maintenance not taxable: Tribunal

MUMBAI: Marriages are made in heaven, but a divorce happens on earth and with it comes the inevitable question of alimony and its tax implications. In a recent decision the Delhi Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that a lump sum payment received from a former husband, against relinquishment of monthly maintenance is a capital receipt and is not taxable.

The case relates to a Delhi-based woman, who had received a lump sum of $99,000 from her ex-husband based in the United States, but had not shown the amount in her tax declaration. Based on current exchange rate this sum translates to approximately Rs. 60 lakh.

Under Indian tax laws, any sum of money received by an individual without any consideration (without getting anything in return), in excess of Rs 50,000 in a year, is taxable. But if the same is received from a relative, such as a spouse, or on certain occasions such as marriage, it is exempt.

The tax officer, in this case, had held that as the divorce had taken place several years ago, the Delhi-based resident was not a 'relative' and hence such payment was not exempt but taxable as 'income from other sources' in her hands. This approach adopted by the tax officer, was rejected at the first level of appeal - commissioner of income-tax (appeals).

The commissioner held that the amount was paid by way of alimony only because they were husband and wife. Thus the payment received was from a relative (which includes spouse).

Further it cannot be said that the lump sum amount was received without any consideration. It was received against relinquishment by the wife of her right to receive monthly alimony payments (both past arrears and future payments). Such monthly payments were provided for in the divorce agreement.

Hearing an appeal filed by the tax officer, the Delhi ITAT upheld the order of the CIT (appeals). It observed that: "In this case, the taxpayer was to receive monthly alimony which was to be taxable in each year. As such monthly payments were not received they were not offered for tax as income. The lump sum received by the woman was a consideration for relinquishing all past and future claims." It was a non-taxable capital receipt not liable to tax, concluded the ITAT.

"Tax on alimony payment cannot be avoided by merely taking a lump sum consideration. Various facts such as the period of time the monthly alimony was not received, action taken for receipt of such alimony, and the fact pattern of the final settlement by way of lump sum payment will determine whether it will be treated as non-taxable," cautions a civil advocate, attached to the Mumbai high court.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Lump-sum-payment-received-from-Ex-husband-against-relinquishment-of-monthly-maintenance-not-taxable-Tribunal/articleshow/20823480.cms?

Govt wants judges fined for frequent adjournments

Govt wants judges fined for frequent adjournments

NEW DELHI: The government has suggested that higher judiciary impose fines on judges for allowing frequent and too many adjournments, a move which can potentially ensure swift punishment for those guilty of heinous crimes, early release of undertrials who may be found innocent as well as respite for those who have been embroiled in interminably long litigation over civil disputes.

The government has been holding consultations with the Supreme Court to urge the latter to ensure that the amendment made under Section 309 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which capped the adjournments permissible in a case at three, are implemented. It suggested that the higher judiciary consider imposing fines on judges infringing the three adjournment ceiling.

In fact, in cases of heinous crimes like rape, the amended Section 309 of CrPC lays down a timeframe of two months for the completion of inquiry as well as trial.

Sources said the law ministry has held several rounds of consultations with the apex court, and expressed satisfaction with the response it received to the proposal for strict enforcement of Section 309 of CrPC, limiting the number of adjournments before the subordinate judiciary.

The apex court too has in a number of recent judgments frowned upon the trend among subordinate judiciary to allow frequent adjournments: something which has been identified as one of the main factors behind the huge pendency of cases. The government is hopeful that SC may take steps shortly to ensure that the guidelines under the amended Section 309 are no longer disregarded by judges.

Section 309 of CrPC provides that "every inquiry or trial shall be held as expeditiously as possible and the recording of examination of witnesses shall be continued on day-to-day basis unless the court finds the adjournment of the same beyond the following day to be necessary for reasons to be recorded".

The government later incorporated some more guidelines relating to adjournments which specified that "no adjournment shall be granted at the request of a party, except where the circumstances are beyond the control of that party and even in cases where the pleader of a party is engaged in another court, shall not be a ground for adjournment".

The other important guideline said if a "witness is present in court but a party or his pleader is not present or the party or his pleader though present in court is not ready to examine or cross-examine the witness, the court may, if it thinks fit, record the statement of the witness and pass such orders as it thinks fit". Sources said some of these guidelines may be notified soon so that it becomes compulsory for the subordinate judiciary to enforce them.

Already, the law ministry has drawn up a list of other important amendments carried out in CrPC in the recent past but which are not being enforced by the lower judiciary.

For instance, a new Section 436A has been inserted, which provides that "if an accused has spent half of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for that offence, not being an offence for which the death punishment has been specified as one of the punishment, he shall be released by the court on his personal bond with or without sureties".

Another amendment in Section 437 of CrPC provides that "if the accused had been previously convicted on two or more occasions of a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment for three years or more but not less than seven years, such person shall not be granted bail". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-wants-judges-fined-for-frequent-adjournments/articleshow/20825760.cms 

Controversy in National Commission for women

Controversy in National Commission for women 

Husband, 4 family members acquitted in dowry harassment case

Husband, 4 family members acquitted in dowry harassment case

A man and his parents have been acquitted of the charges of murdering and harassing his wife for bringing insufficient dowry by a Delhi court which said it was a case of suicide and false allegations of torture were levelled against them.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) K S Pal also acquitted the man's brother and his wife of the charges of subjecting the woman to cruelty.

While freeing the five family members of Ganesh Nagar here, the court observed that now-a-days, there is a growing tendency adopted by the parents of deceased married woman, who died in her matrimonial house within seven years of marriage due to any reason, to implicate the husband and his relatives by making false allegations of harassment on ground of dowry demands due to their anger and to take revenge.

The court acquitted deceased Vinita's husband Lalit Kumar, his father Soran Singh, mother Ram Murti of the charges of murder, harassment for dowry and destruction of evidence. Lalit's brother Devender and his wife Urmila were acquitted of the charge of harassment.

"Undoubtedly, deceased Vinita committed suicide and there may be so many reasons to commit suicide and every suicide committed by any married woman at her matrimonial home, within seven years of her marriage, does not raise the presumption of dowry death in the absence of any harassment and torture on such married woman for or in connection with dowry demands, soon before her death," the judge said.

According to the police, Vinita was found hanging at her matrimonial house on April 11, 2011 and a case was lodged against her husband and in-laws for harassing and murdering her.

The victim's parents had told the police that Vinita had got married to Lalit in July 2009 and after 15 days of their marriage, the accused had started harassing and torturing her for dowry and were demanding a car.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/husband-4-family-members-acquitted-in-dowry-harassment-case-113062800680_1.html

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99% of cases filed over dowry and violence on women are false: Law Minister

99% of cases filed over dowry and violence on women are false: Law Minister

Same repeated story all over the world.....

Dhaka: 80 per cent of the country’s lawsuits are false, State Minister for Law Quamrul Islam said Saturday.

“Accused in 100 per cent of the lawsuits in foreign countries faces punishments whereas in Bangladesh, the number is only 20 per cent. Besides, 99 per cent of the cases filed in connection with incidents of dowry and violence against women are false,” said the minister.

This came as he was speaking at a view-exchange meeting organized by law ministry at Ruposhi Bangla hotel in Dhaka Saturday.

“We should have provisions for awarding punishment to people who register false lawsuits. That’s one way we can bring number of false cases down,” opined Islam.

He also voiced his support for stopping media trial.

“Justice can’t be established in the country if we can’t stop media trial. There should be guidelines on the extent of media coverage a lawsuit could receive,” said the minister.

Source Natun Barta

 

http://progressbangladesh.com/99-of-cases-filed-over-dowry-and-violence-on-women-are-false-law-minister/ 

Husband Swaping

Husband Swaping

Sansani: 'Bloody' game played by bride with lover's help

Sansani: 'Bloody' game played by bride with lover's help

Teenaged girl fights with with 6-year-old boy, guns him down

Teenaged girl fights with with 6-year-old boy, guns him down

INDORE: A teenaged girl allegedly shot dead a six-year-old boy after a petty quarrel at Chandan Nagar here on Wednesday.

The girl used a country made pistol of her father, Bahadur Khan, an accused in several criminal cases, to shoot the boy. She later fled along with her parents.

Police said the boy, Zeeshan, son of a property dealer, lived with his parents in the basement of Bahadur Khan's house.

Chandan Nagar police station in charge Hanumant Singh Rajput said, "The girl pulled the pistol's trigger, but it did not fire. She tried again and pulled the trigger shooting the six-year-old in his head.''

Zeeshan's family rushed the child to the Indore district hospital, from where he was referred to a private hospital. He died during treatment.

"The girl, along with her parents, is untraceable. Raids are being carried out to nab them," Rajput added. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Teenaged-girl-fights-with-with-6-year-old-boy-guns-him-down/articleshow/20788154.cms 

Exposed: Muslim Marriage Act, 1957, does not exist

Exposed: Muslim Marriage Act, 1957, does not exist

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Given that the law of the land - notably Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006, and Special Marriage Act, 1954 -- is clear and forthright on the subject of underage marriage, the government's June 14 circular, which tried to justify underage marriages under special circumstances, based its legality on the Muslim Marriage Act, 1957.
The truth is there is nothing called Muslim Marriage Act, 1957. It does not exist, it's a fiction created by irresponsible bureaucrats in Kerala's Local Self Government (LSG) department. Worse, the state government's law department and, indeed, the larger legal fraternity in the state, either failed to detect the deception or chose to ignore it.

"Indian Parliament has never enacted such an act called Muslim Marriage Act 1957,'' said legal scholar Dr Sheena Shukkoor, pro vice chancellor of MG University and former faculty of National Judicial Academy.
The controversial circular which directed registrars in local bodies to register marriages between Muslim girls aged below 18 (above 16) and boys below 21 set the minimum age for marriage as above 16 years invoking provisions of the fictitious Muslim Marriage Act, 1957. According to Advocate Seena Rajagopal, member of Child Welfare Committee, issuing such a circular based on a blatant lie was equivalent to encouraging marriage registrars to commit a crime.
Law secretary C P Ramaraja Prema Prasad confirmed that Muslim Marriage Act 1957doesn't exist. ''Such a law is available on the internet. It's not in practice in India. We had to incorporate the accepted principles being followed in certain Muslim nations since Muslim laws are not codified in India','' he said.
He also tried to pass the buck by saying that the circular was issued by LSG department. On his part, James Varghese, LSG principal secretary, who signed the June 14 circular, clarified that the circular was issued as per the directive of the law department. '' We issued the circular only after getting it clarified from the law department. We believe that the law department had properly analysed all legal aspects before the issuance of the circular,'' he said.
A Google search revealed that the Act quoted for the controversial circular is available on a French website called JaFBase, a database of international conventions and texts of substantive law largely applicable in French courts.
In the Muslim community, matters regarding special property of females, including personal property inherited or obtained under contract or gift or any other provision of personal law, marriage and dissolution of marriage come under the ambit of Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937. Two other acts, formulated later -- Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939, and Muslim Women [protection of rights on divorce] Act, 1986 - complement the Shariat Act.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-26/thiruvananthapuram/40206194_1_law-department-muslim-women-marriage-registrars 

पत्नी से कहासुनी से नाराज सेना अधिकारी ने की आत्महत्या

पत्नी से कहासुनी से नाराज सेना अधिकारी ने की आत्महत्या

लखनऊ।। उत्तर प्रदेश में बरेली सैन्य छावनी क्षेत्र में बीती रात सेना के एक अधिकारी ने अपने घर में फांसी लगाकर आत्महत्या कर ली। अपर पुलिस अधीक्षक त्रिवेणी सिंह ने गुरुवार को यहां बताया कि 28 वर्षीय सेनाधिकारी कैप्टन वरुण वत्स ने बीती रात छावनी क्षेत्र में स्थित अपने आवास के एक कमरे में फांसी लगाकर आत्महत्या कर ली।

उन्होंने कैप्टन वत्स के परिजनों के हवाले से बताया कि बीती रात उनकी पत्नी रूपाली से कहासुनी हुई थी और गुरुवार सुबह जब वे अपने कमरे से बाहर नहीं आए तो उनकी तलाश शुरू हुई और उनका शव उनके कमरे में पंखे से लटका मिला।

http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/other-cities/lucknow/army-officer-commited-suicide-after-quuarel-with-his-wife/articleshow/20799242.cms 

Challenging the Myth of Misuse of 498A by Women: A critical study on IPC 498 A in Odisha

Challenging the Myth of Misuse of 498A by Women: A critical study on IPC 498 A in Odisha 

On September 25th Oxfam India in collaboration with Human rights Organization Committee for Legal Aid to Poor (CLAP) and partner Institute of Social Development (ISD) organized a dissemination of the key findings of the study “Legal Rights of Women; A critical Study on IPC 498A in Odisha”. The objective of the dissemination was to share the findings with the Government functionaries, civil society, lawyers and advocates and also to gather opinion on the study findings. The research findings and recommendations are also expected to capture adequate legislative and policy attention to bring about a change in the lives of women who suffer injustice in spite of the provisions of law.
The study was unveiled by the Dr. Bikash Das President CLAP, Shaik Anwar Regional Manager Oxfam India, Ex.DGP Sri.Sarat Chandra Mishra, Smt. Sulata Deo Chairperson State Social Welfare Board, Smt. Jyoti Panigrahi Chairperson State Women’s Commission and Smt. Shubhasree Das Director ISD (in photo from left to right). Smt. Manorama Mohapatra former Editor SAMAJ and an eminent civil society member was also present in the event.
The event and the study findings have been covered by the print and electronic media in Odisha.

The key findings of the study are as follows:

1. Over last 15-years there was no conviction under IPC Section 498-A in Odisha, except for one case where the punishment has been reduced without any imprisonment.
2. Less number of cases (10 out of 26 cases studied from different law journals which came up the High Court of Odisha since 1998 until 2012 in matters of Section 498-A ) went for conviction orders by the trial court
3. Conviction orders by trial courts with parties allowed with a reduced punishment
4. 90 % of the cases are quashed due to lack of evidence
5. Acquittal order given importance
6. No punitive action
7. Compromise/divorce made in course of hearing and pendency
The major opinions that came from the civil society and government functionaries are that there is a dire need to have a law that protects women from incidences of violence and atrocities within marital family in the context of rising incidences according to the statistics of the National Crime Records Bureau and it is the procedural complications and investigation fallacies that is largely responsible for the misuse of the act and the women is definitely not responsible towards it as the procedure involves multi-stakeholders like police, lawyers, NGOs, judiciaries.

Context of the Study

The study has been conducted under the context that there is a huge hue and cry in the public domain that the provisions of 498 A (reveals that over last 15-years there was no conviction under IPC Section 498-A, a penal law to protect women form cruelty within marriage, except for one case where the punishment has been reduced without any imprisonment)are being misused by women. There has been a petition by one of the Rajya Sabha member during the year 2010 to change the provisions of the act and women’s organizations and networks from across India had given their reactions in the form of roundtable, mass demonstrations, signed petitions which resulted in stalling the revisions in the act, but the accusation of misuse continues till date. Oxfam India aimed to respond to the accusation with a well researched study with concrete evidence through case study analysis and understanding the diverse views from various stakeholders like survivors, lawyers and judiciary.

Crime against Women (Under Section IPC 498 A): Odisha at a glance 

A total of 8501 numbers of cases were registered in Odisha in the year 2010
as crime against women. As per 2010 NCRB data, 38.0% of the crimes
against women in Odisha is due to cruelty by husband or relatives, dowry
torture, and sexual harassment.  A comparative incidence of crimes during the 5 year period shows that rate of crime against women has been on rise between the year 2005 and 2010.  Number of cases registered U/S 498 A (Cruelty by Husband & Relatives) has gone from 1671 for the year 2005 to 2067 for the year 2010. Torture to Women by Family members (i.e Cruelty by Husband and Relatives U/S 498 of IPC) in Odisha   increased by 24.0% between the period of 2005-10.
Source: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)

 

 

http://www.oxfamindia.org/what-we-do/news/challenging-myth-misuse-498a-women-critical-study-ipc-498-odisha 

Man ends life to teach wife a lesson; HC acquits her, kin

Man ends life to teach wife a lesson; HC acquits her, kin

MUMBAI: A Nashik resident, who spent nearly seven years in jail after she was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing her husband, was recently acquitted by the Bombay high court, which ruled that it was a case of suicide.

Vilas Pawar committed suicide to teach his wife Usha, who had filed a case of maintenance against him, a lesson, said the court.

Seven of Usha's relatives, including her elderly parents and three brothers, who were also sentenced to life imprisonment in the case were acquitted as well.

Three dying declarations of Vilas, accusing Usha of forcibly emptying a bottle of poison into his mouth, were recorded. But the court took into account Vilas' conduct. "It is material to note the conduct of the deceased. Vilas was refusing to take treatment," observed a division bench of Vijaya Kapse-Tahilramani and Justice Pramod Kode. "If Vilas had been forcibly administered poison, he would want to save his life and... immediately submit to treatment. Vilas was refusing to get treated, which shows that he wanted the case to get serious in order to cause harassment to the appellants... Vilas himself consumed poison as he wanted to teach a lesson to (his wife and in-laws)." The court also referred to the panchnama which revealed that "Vilas consumed poison from a bottle and he told (his wife and in-laws) that he would take every one along with him".

Usha had filed a maintenance case against Vilas after their relationship soured. Following the court hearing in a Nashik court on January 11, 2007, Vilas landed at Usha's parents' home with a bottle of poison. Vilas claimed that his in-laws held his hands and legs and Usha emptied the contents of a poison bottle in his mouth. Usha and her relatives said that it was Vilas who himself consumed poison from the bottle.

The trial court had held Usha and her relatives guilty of murder and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

The court also referred to the panchnama which revealed that "Vilas consumed poison from a bottle and he told (his wife and in-laws) that he would take every one along with him".  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Man-ends-life-to-teach-wife-a-lesson-HC-acquits-her-kin/articleshow/20708600.cms 

Matrimony portals making serious efforts to counter rising tide of divorces, ensure lasting unions

Matrimony portals making serious efforts to counter rising tide of divorces, ensure lasting unions

BANGALORE: Online matrimony portals are adopting innovative measures to coach the young on living a happy married life, concerned that the rising tide of divorces across urban India could threaten their businesses.

From counselling services and free books on the dos and don'ts of a happy marriage to mailers and links to social media and blogs, they are making concerted efforts to ensure lasting unions for couples who meet online.

"Youngsters should not take online matrimony as a means to instant gratification as they do in other forms of e-commerce," said Gourav Rakshit, COO at Shaadi.com that has launched a series of online campaigns and counselling services at over 100 contact centres.

"We advise couples to take at least 6-9 months before they decide to tie the knot with someone they have met online," said Rakshit, who estimates about 20 million people use the portal.

Chennai-based Consim Info Pvt Ltd, which owns BharatMatrimony.com, is distributing 50,000 copies of a book that lays down the principles for a successful marriage and ways to sustain it.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/matrimony-portals-making-serious-efforts-to-counter-rising-tide-of-divorces-ensure-lasting-unions/articleshow/20768944.cms

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इसे भारतीय परिवारों में लगातार घटती व्यक्तिगत सहनशीलता की डरावनी नजीर कह लीजिये या ‘सात जन्मों के बंधन’ में भावनात्मक गरमाहट के टोटे का जीता-जागता सबूत. लेकिन देश में कुंवारों के मुकाबले शादीशुदा लोगों में जिंदगी से हार मानकर खुदकुशी की प्रवृत्ति ज्यादा बनी हुई है. एनसीआरबी (राष्ट्रीय अपराध रिकॉर्ड ब्यूरो) की हालिया रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक वर्ष 2012 में आत्महत्या के सरकारी आंकड़ों पर वैवाहिक स्थिति के हिसाब से नजर डाली जाये तो पता चलता है कि पिछले साल अपनी जीवन लीला का खुद अंत करने वालों में 70.3 फीसदी विवाहित थे, जबकि 22.6 प्रतिशत शादी के बंधन में कभी नहीं बंधे थे.
एनसीआरबी की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार वर्ष 2012 में देश में आत्महत्या के कुल 1,35,445 मामले दर्ज किये गये थे. पिछले साल 63,343 शादीशुदा पुरुषों ने जान दी, जबकि 31,921 विवाहिताओं ने आत्महत्या का कदम उठाया.
वर्ष 2012 में खुदकुशी करने वाले कुंवारे पुरुषों की संख्या 19,727 थी. वहीं शादी के बंधन में नहीं बंधने वाली 10,830 महिलाओं ने मौत को गले लगाया. पिछले साल आत्महत्या का कदम उठाने वाले लोगों में 3.7 प्रतिशत विधुर या विधवा के दर्जे वाले थे.
खुदकुशी करने वालों में 3.5 प्रतिशत लोग या तो तलाकशुदा थे या किसी वजह से अपने जीवनसाथी से अलग रह रहे थे.
सरकारी आंकड़ों के मुताबिक पिछले साल खुदकुशी के मामलों में पुरुष-स्त्री अनुपात 65:35 रहा यानी जान देने वाले हर सौ लोगों में 65 पुरुष और 35 महिलाएं थीं. यह आंकड़े एक और चिंताजनक पहलू की ओर ध्यान खींचते हुए बताते हैं कि वर्ष 2012 में आत्महत्या करने वाले हर छह लोगों में से एक गृहिणी थी.
एनसीआरबी की रिपोर्ट खुदकुशी का कदम उठाने वाले भारतीयों के मनोविज्ञान पर रोशनी भी डालती है. रिपोर्ट बताती है, ‘यह देखा गया कि पिछले साल ज्यादातर पुरुषों ने सामाजिक और आर्थिक कारणों से आत्महत्या की, जबकि अधिकतर महिलाओं ने भावनात्मक और निजी वजहों के चलते खुद अपनी जीवन लीला समाप्त कर ली.’
नामी मनोचिकित्सक दीपक मंशारमानी का कहना है कि देश में कुंवारों के मुकाबले विवाहितों में जान देने की प्रवृत्ति ज्यादा होना स्पष्ट करता है कि वैवाहिक रिश्तों में अब पहले जैसी भावनात्मक उष्मा नहीं रह गयी है और ‘सात जन्मों का बंधन’ मजबूत सहारे के बजाय किसी ‘पेशेवर भागीदारी’ की तासीर अख्तियार करता जा रहा है.
मंशारमानी ने कहा, ‘भारतीय समाज के ताने-बाने में बड़े बदलावों और परवरिश की गलतियों के कारण लोगों में व्यक्तिगत सहनशीलता लगातार कम होती जा रही है. इससे विवाह नामक संस्था भी कमजोर हो रही है.’ उन्होंने कहा कि शादियां तब ही लम्बे समय तक चल सकती हैं, जब पति-पत्नी एक-दूसरे की कमियों को कबूल करते हुए आपस में पूरक बनें.

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Two Nari Niketan inmates found hanging inside bathroom

Two Nari Niketan inmates found hanging inside bathroom

KARNAL: Two girls, both inmates of Nari Niketan here, were found hanging inside the shelter home's bathroom, police said today.

The girls, both stated to be around 17 years of age, were found hanging with a cloth from a water supply pipe inside the high-security shelter home, managed by the Department of Women and Child Welfare, yesterday.

The duo had allegedly escaped from the Nari Niketan on June 23 by scaling the wall, but were brought back the next day after being spotted at Kaithal district.

However, they were found missing again yesterday during the evening roll call.

They were later spotted hanging inside the bathroom after a search was launched by the staff to trace them out.

The bodies of the two, who hailed from Mahendergarh and Kaithal districts, had been sent for a postmortem examination and their families informed.

The district administration had ordered a probe to be conducted by a sub divisional magistrate to ascertain the cause behind the deaths.

 

 

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India saw 1,35,445 suicides last year

Scrutiny reveals 242 men and 129 women commit suicide every day

As many as 1,35,445 people committed suicide in the country last year. Statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that excluding West Bengal, 79,773 men and 40,715 women had taken the extreme step. West Bengal, where 14,957 suicides were reported, did not provide classification statistics to the NCRB.

The rate of suicide last year stands at 11.2 cases for a population of I lakh. As per rounded off figures provided by the NCRB, on an average, 15 suicides an hour or 371 suicides a day had taken place. When scrutinised further, it reveals 242 male and 129 female suicides a day.

Tamil Nadu tops the list with 16,927 suicides, followed by Maharashtra with 16,112 suicides, West Bengal 3rd and Andhra Pradesh following it with 14,328 suicides. The 28 States together accounted for 1,32,667 cases and the seven Union Territories together for 2,778 suicides. In the administrative division of Lakshadweep, only one person committed suicide. In Delhi UT, it was 1,899. Among the cities of the country, Chennai topped with 2,183 cases.

The rate of suicide at the administrative division of Puducherry was the highest in the country, 36.8 for every 1 lakh persons. With a population close to 15 lakh as per estimated mid-year population, 541 persons committed suicide in Puducherry in 2012. Sikkim follows with a rate of 29.1 per cent and Tamil Nadu 3rd with a rate of 24.9 closely followed by Kerala with 24.3. The national average stands at 11.2.

Family problems accounted for 84 suicides a day on an average. The NCRB figures show that social and economic causes have led most of the men to commit suicides whereas emotional and personal causes have mainly driven women to end their lives. The percentage of suicides by married men was 71.6% and married women 67.9%.

One suicide out of every six suicides was committed by a housewife. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu plus Maharashtra have together accounted for 50.6% of the suicides reported in the country. The highest number of suicide pacts was reported from Rajasthan, 74, followed by Andhra Pradesh (18), Kerala (12), and Gujarat (3), out of 109 such cases reported.

Thirty-seven per cent of the victims took the extreme step by hanging themselves, 29.1 per cent by consuming poison and 8.4 per cent by self-immolation. Last year, 50,062 persons hanged themselves in the country and the majority were men at 34,631. The highest number of such cases was reported from Maharashtra, 7,055 followed by Kerala with 5,629 cases and Tamil Nadu 3rd with 5393 cases.

Nineteen thousand four hundred and forty five persons committed suicide by consuming poison and 12,286 of them were men. Tamil Nadu topped the list with 3,459 cases, followed by Karnataka with 3,173 cases. The number of self-immolation cases was 11,438, the majority being women — 7,326. In this category too, Tamil Nadu topped with 2,349 cases and 1,481 of them were women. Maharashtra followed with 1,674 such cases.

From among the cities, the highest number of self immolation cases was reported from Kanpur (285), followed by Chennai (282). By jumping in front of speeding vehicles, especially trains, 4,259 persons committed suicide and the majority of them were men (3,554). Andhra Pradesh topped this list with 1,101 cases.

As per NCRB statistics, 1,35,585 persons committed suicide in the country in 2011. NCRB statistics from 2002 shows that the annual suicide cases in the country always stood above the 1 lakh mark and the highest number of cases was in 2011. In 2002, it was 1,10,417 cases.

Keywords: India suicide rates, National Crime Records Bureau, NCRB suicide statistics, India suicide cases

 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-saw-135445-suicides-last-year/article4849710.ece