Madhuri Dixit, Vidya Balan & Others Urge People To Report Domestic Violence Cases Amid Lockdown
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Lekhaka
Many
celebrities
including,
Madhuri
Dixit,
Vidya
Balan,
Shabana
Azmi,
Sachin
Tendulkar
and
Suniel
Shetty
are
urging
people
to
put
a
'lockdown'
on
domestic
violence.
In
a
video
shared
by
the
Chief
Minister
of
Maharashtra,
Uddhav
Thackeray,
the
celebrities
can
be
seen
saying,
"During
the
lockdown,
there
has
been
a
sharp
increase
in
the
number
of
domestic
violence
cases."
"To
all
the
men,
we
say,
'Now
is
the
time
to
stand
up
against
this
violence.'
To
all
the
women,
we
say,
'Now
is
the
time
to
break
your
silence.
If
you
are
witness
to
domestic
violence
in
your
home,
if
you
are
witness
to
domestic
violence
in
your
neighbourhood,
report.
If
you
are
a
survivor
of
domestic
violence,
report
it.
Let's
put
a
lockdown
on
domestic
violence,"
they
further
said.
The
domestic
abuse
national
helpline
number
is
181
while
women
police
helpline
numbers
are
1091
and
1291.
One
can
also
dial
100
to
report
complaints.
Anyone
can
call
these
helplines
to
lodge
complaints
of
domestic
abuse
against
women
anywhere
in
the
country.
Earlier,
a
home
ministry
official
told
PTI,
"Fifty-two
helplines
have
been
started
in
different
parts
of
the
country
to
help
women
facing
domestic
violence
during
the
lockdown."