THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FACING
REFUSAL FOR FIR REGISTRATION GOT HER FIR REGISTERED WITH THE HELP OF
SAKHYA
Rakhi Tiwari (the name changed)
came to Sakhya’s office on 29th April, 2013 to seek help to get
accessed into her house. She informed Ms. Chatush Singh, the counselor cum
social worker that on 27th April evening her husband beat her up severely
and kicked her and their two kids out of the house , six
years old daughter and three years old son. On 27th evening she went
to her maternal uncle’s house in Borivali to live and next day morning she went
to lodge a complaint in police station where police took NC but refused to take
FIR. After registering NC she went to the house with one constable but husband
did not open the door while he threatened to commit suicide if she insisted to
get inside. She informed the counselor that she spent 28th night on
passage outside her house. She further informed the counselor that one and half
month back her husband had beaten her up brutally and burnt her with hot steel
scale on her hands, she had got burn marks on her hands that led her to
register 498A against her husband and in-laws because they too were involved.
15 days later of registering 498A she had filed complaint under D.V (Domestic
Violence) Act. The husband had got notice of maintenance under D.V Act on 25th
April, 2013. After receiving maintenance notice his cruelty towards wife and
children increased and on 27th evening he threw them out of house
and closed the door. She informed the counselor that husband runs gambling
business. She told the counselor that her husband is very abusive and troubling
her from the beginning of marriage and day by day his cruelty is increasing.
She informed the counselor that after her husband refused to open the door she
went several times on 28th April and 29th April morning
to register FIR but police was simply ignoring her .The counselor after hearing
her case phoned her husband to call at Sakhya’s office for counseling but he
replied he will not come and challenged the counselor to do whatever she
wants.Ms. Chatush Singh, the social worker immediately phoned Mr. Pingle
Dinkar, senior Police Inspector for help but he told that he is busy in Sagar
operation and they have shortage of cops today. Ms Singh Singh had telephonic
conversation with Mr. Verges, Police Inspector who too said he is not available
in police station and did not ensure about his timing of availability at police
station.
Around 3:00 pm Ms. Singh, the social worker along with Ms. Rakhi Tiwari went
to Navghar Police Station Bhayander (E) to register FIR for Ms. Rakhi’s case where
she met Mr. Shewale Sub-Inspector of Police and requested to register FIR who
phoned Mr. Shirish Jadhav, Assistant Police Inspector and gave phone to Ms.
Singh to talk to Mr. Shirish (API)who said they can not register FIR in this case
and asked Ms. Singh to put Ms. Rakhi Tiwari and her children in the shelter
home. Since Ms. Rakhi Tiwari is the joint owner of her flat with her huband, Ms.
Singh informed Mr. Shirish(API) that she has the right to enter her home but
Mr. Shirish (API)was stick to his decision, on which Ms. Singh told him she too
will stay out of police station with Ms. Rakhi until FIR is not registered. Mr. Shirish told
Ms. Singh that she is threatening to go for Andolan and asked to give phone to
Mr. Shewale (SI) who asked Ms. Rakhi to write an application stating the case
history.
After Ms. Singh had a long
argument with Mr. Shirish(API), Mr. Shewale was finally ordered to register
FIR. After registering FIR Mr. Shewale went with three constables at Rakhi’s
house along with Ms. Rakhi and Ms. Singh where they found her mother in law,
father-in-law and sister-in-law who lives in Kalayan was inside the house and
they had blocked the house and they were abusing Ms.
Rakhi and her children. Ms. Rakhi tried to break
the house and she got her hand cut but she could not break the door. Even some
respected persons of locality requested her in-laws to open the door but they
did not open the door. Then police came back to police station and added
supplementary FIR against mother-in-law, father-in-law and sister-in-law. When
Ms. Singh asked the investigating office, Mr. Shewale for the arrest of all the
accused, he said they have shortage of cops and asked for one more day .Ms.
Singh demanded immediate arrest of the culprits .At 11: 30 pm Ms. Rakhi’s husband with
his mother and women of locality came to police station and alleged that Ms.
Singh had gone with Gunda to break his house.
Mr. Shewale(IO) assaulted
him for his misbehavior then arrested Ms. Rakhi’s husband
and father-in-law and put them in the lock up. On 29th night Ms.
Rakhi went to her sister’s house and on 30th evening Chanda went to live in her own house with her
children. She is now living in the house with her children.
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