Naveen praises cops for keeping domestic violence ‘under control’

Bhubaneswar: Incidents of domestic violence during the lockdown have not reached alarming proportions yet in Odisha, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said on Tuesday. Naveen had earlier expressed concern over the rise in cases of domestic violence in the country and had asked police in the state to keep a strict watch on known offenders.
In a video conference with senior police officers, Naveen reviewed crime in the state, especially cases of domestic violence, and appreciated the force for tackling it well. He specifically reviewed the status of the phone-up programme launched by police, under which cops have been calling up women who had been earlier subjected to domestic violence to ask about their well-being.
Police have so far called up 5,649 women, all victims of domestic violence, in the past few weeks. Of them, only one per cent said they continued to face violence at home.
“Police promptly initiated action against the offenders. Law and order is under control in Odisha,” read a statement from the chief minister’s office.
Anti-liquor activists, however, said domestic violence was under control because of the ban on sale of liquor during the lockdown. “We have been hearing reports that the government will open liquor shops soon. We fear that cases of domestic violence will go up if this happens,” said Prasanta Mohanty, an anti-liquor activist.
In the video conference, the chief minister also took stock of the enforcement of the lockdown. Naveen’s statement said at least 6,500 people have been booked and 47,000 vehicles seized across the state so far for violations .
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