VANITHA  SAHAYAVANI (VSV)

 

The Bangalore City Police has initiated the women helpline named Vanitha Sahaya Vani (Women helpline) on 22.1.99. Any person can dial to telephone No.1091 in respect of any Women in crisis situation. The volunteers and women police personnel work from 8 am to 8 pm on this helpline to provide the following services:

  • Telephone  counselling
  • Immediate rescue of women in crisis through trained volunteers and police
  • Short stay home
  • Family counselling
  • Rehabilitation

The Vanitha Sahaya Vani comprises of :

  • Volunteers provided by NGOs

VANITHA SAHYA VANI CASE STUDIES

1. Srikala aged 40 yrs working in a Government Department approached with all hesitation, married to a businessman and has a daughter of 14 yrs. Only one year she was happy married life. Husband met with sudden loss, started relaxing, consuming alcohol. Slowly he has addicted to it, then he started visiting Turf Club hoping to get back his lost money. But he started losing more and more. He used to come home late in the night and harasses his wife for sex. He was sadist at that time. Next day he used to suspect her seeing all the marks on her body that other have used her. Srikala couldn't tolerate his sexual harassment and his nagging behavior.

Srikala depressed and frustrated many time though of committing suicide. At last she asked the help of  Vanitha Sahayavani.

2. Shanthamma working in HMT Factory, married 13 yrs back and having one daughter of 11 yrs. They are living together for years with a break of 2 yrs in between lot of misunderstanding developed, husband and in-laws started suspecting her and had false perception towards her. Due to harassment, mentally and physically she had to depart from them because husband's partiality towards parents and neglected her in all aspects. At the crisis time when she had no hoped to live she approached Vanitha sahayavani for help. Counselling session helped the entire family to realize their mistakes and daughter in laws rights, status in the family.

The couple were reconciled and are happy, Counsellor visited their house for follow-up.

3. Sumalatha aged about 28 yrs belonged to a middle class family. She completed her B.ED in Chitradurga. She got married to Nataraj working and residing in Bangalore. Mr.Nataraj lived in joint family, consisting of himself, his mother, elder sister and her husband. After the marriage to Sumalatha he claimed to live in joint family. There  was no problem for her during the first year of marriage. Problem started after she became pregnant.  For the reason her husband and husband's sister started harassing her. Even her mother in law also joined them. To her bad luck, they convinced her husband and finally she got pregnancy terminated. AB days advanced. Nataraj's brother in law started making advanced, he may create more problems to her, instead if she agrees, he will set right her marital life. They somehow convinced Nataraj for second marriage and gradually Nataraj started sleeping separately. Sumalatha felt that they might be eying on property and hence they don't want her to deliver a child. When her husband's brother in laws advances became too much and family members harassment became unbearable. She complained to Vanitha Sahyavani , counsellors at Vanitha Sahayavani counselled her and other family members also they were warned of legal consequence of their behavior. Presently there is a change in their behavior of her family members. Harassment has come down no discussion about second marriage to her husband. She says thanks to the intervention of Vanitha sahaya vani. She desires for a better quality marital life.

4. Komala a 20 year old married girl. Her father is a senior officer in Government of Karnatka. She has one younger sister. While "studying in 2nd PUC she came to contact with an auto driver who resides in the same locality. She used to be friendly with him as he belongs to the same area. Frequency of contact increased. He started frequenting her in the college also. In one such meeting he proposed to her, but she refused. She did not mention about this to her parents. But he continued to meet her. One day, in the morning, while she was putting Rongoli in the courtyard of her house, he came in an auto and kidnapped her. He kept her in a room, raped her. He threatened her with dire consequences if she tells her parents. She kept on crying. He took pity on her, took her to Register office and forced her to married her. After 10-12 days he brought her and left her in her parents house. In the meantime her parents complained to the police about her disappearance. After listening to her story, they approved the marriage and kept both daughter and son in law with them. After a few days of staying with them, suddenly, one day without give her any clue, her husband disappeared from home. Till  now they do not know here he is and what he is doing. On enquiry they found that he cheated another girl and kill her. Komala and her parents approached Vanitha Sahayavani for help. Since they could not trace the where about of her husband a case has been filed in the family court for divorce. She is awaiting courts verdict for divorce. She was counselld by Counselors to stand her own. Komala desires to study MBA.

STATISTICAL REPORT OF FAMILY COUNSELLING CENTRE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST - 2010

 1) Cases referred to family counselling Centre  in the month of  April  2009

95

   2) Cases referred to Police Station       

1

   3) Cases referred to short stay homes 

2

   4) Cases referred to Legal Panel 

3

    

 

TOTAL    

113

   

 

 

a. Number of Cases Pending in the month of  March  - 2009 

95

b. Number of telephone counselling in the month of April    

22

c. Number of New Cases entered in the month of April  - 2009                 
     ( 9 cases referred by Jana Samparka Sabha  )    

113

TOTAL    

230

 

Number of Cases disposed  in the month of  April   2009                   

90

                                               NEW  

45

                                               OLD  

50

Number of Cases Pending   in the month of April 2009                      

102

                                             NEW 

62

                                              OLD  

40

             
TYPE OF CASES .

1. Marital Disharmony    

55

2. Pre Marital Problem           

02

3. Extra Marital  Relation              

15

4. Dowry Harassment           

18

5. Alcoholic / Psychiatric  Problem      

16

6. Others ( Cheating & Finance   Tenent & owner )   

1

TOTAL    

107

                                                     
NATURE OF CASES DISPOSED. 

 

 NEW 

 OLD 

1. Reconcilliation   

15

15

2. Settlement      

05

07

3. Ref to Legal Aid Board   

07

07

4. Ref to Police Station     

05

08

5. Rehabilitation /Psychiatrist       

05

05

6. Ref to Other FCC     

-

-

7. Drop outs      

08

13

                                                                 TOTAL

45

55

        

Bangalore City Police is the first in this country to have started a helpline for women in distress.

Vanitha Sahaya Vani functions from the premises of the Office of the Commissioner of Police.


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