Women helpline number 181 which was introduced in the state in the year 2016, has received a total of 2409 calls so far of which 2159 cases were resolved while 250 are yet to be resolved.
According to the data, the majority of the calls were made regarding domestic violence apart from which call received were registered under 13 different categories of crimes related to women.
The service was started in the state to provide 24-hour immediate and emergency response to women affected by gender crime.
It also helps women to learn about various schemes run by the government in the state especially for the welfare of women. As per the data provided by the Uttarakhand State Commission for Women (USCW), Women Helpline Cell (WHC) registered 715 cases of domestic violence from 2016 till June 2019. Of these, 582 of the cases were resolved and 133 are still pending.
Further, 634 cases of advice and information were registered out of which 610 were resolved and 24 still remain pending. A total of 374 cases were registered under the category of ‘any other crime’ out of which 337 were resolved and 37 remain pending.
Further, 303 cases of cyber crime were registered out of which 286 were resolved and 17 remain pending. Similarly, of the 113 registered cases related to dowry harassment, 94 were resolved and 19 still remain pending.
Nearly 50 cases were registered under the ‘missing and kidnapping’ category out of which 44 were resolved and six remain pending. Under the category of sexual harassment 44 cases were registered out of which 40 were resolved and four still remain pending. Similarly, out of the 17 registered cases related to child sexual abuse, 13 were resolved and four are pending. Of the six cases of alleged rape, two were resolved and four still remain pending.
Three cases of acid attacks were registered with all the three being resolved. Under the category of child marriage, three cases were registered out of which two were resolved and one remains pending. One case of human trafficking was registered in the women cell which was resolved.
When asked about the pending cases especially regarding domestic violence, a WHC official said, “These complaints are pending due to court cases or internal issues of the family. At times, the case remains pending as it is under legal procedure or when the parties involved are undergoing counselling.”