http://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Belgaum-man-says-he-is-a-victim-of-domestic-violence-by-first-wife.html Udupi, Jan 7, 2015 : A man from Belgaum who claims that he was being tortured by his first wife by misusing the IPC Section 498A, has put forth a demand for the formation of a National Men’s Committee for welfare of victims. The man named Santosh Kumar Bhagwana Potdar from a village named Thelasangha in Belgaum spoke to media men here on January 6, Tuesday and alleged that there are some instances wherein women make false allegations of torture by filing dowry harassment cases. Santosh is an MSW, MA (Psy), PGDCA and Ph.D degree holder and claims he is a victim of domestic violence. He also stated that he wanted to launch a movement where he would traverse from … [Read more...] about Man claims domestic violence and false 498A by wife, plans to travel from Belgaum to Delhi
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence survey on men is welcome step
Recently a high court judge had said in a seminar that if he went strictly by definition of Indian domestic violence act against women(PWDVA), he will be guilty of domestic violence on his wife. Actually, if the domestic violence act was made gender neutral, his wife will also be guilty of domestic violence on him. This is because the definition of domestic violence is defined to be very broad, and further a woman has simply to allege to get the wheels of justice (read: torture for men) in motion. http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2010/04/19&PageLabel=19&EntityId=Ar01901&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T Seeking to counter certain “exaggerated” claims made by some women’s organisations and in a bid to draw the … [Read more...] about Domestic violence survey on men is welcome step
Indian men facing domestic violence in New Zealand from wives
I found this story interesting in the sense that it is like an analogy to those stories of women being married to men in another country and then being made to work like slaves, and not given due respect. Well, don’t blame everything on men. See for yourselves what kind of abuse unscrupulous women are capable of: Male victims speak out on marriage abuse 29/03/2010 13:16:00 Venkat Raman Contrary to popular belief, women are not the only victims of family violence, failed or fraudulent marriages. An increasing number of men are beginning to speak out with horrifying tales of misuse and abuse, including false complaints to the Police. Following our front-page story, India moves to end fraudulent marriages published in our March 1, 2010 issue, a number of male readers of … [Read more...] about Indian men facing domestic violence in New Zealand from wives