Women in distress share struggles at NCW’s Jan Sunwai public hearing in Hyderabad

By  News On Air   Apr 29, 2025

In Telangana, several women in distress turned up at the Jan Sunwai public hearing organised under the Rashtriya Mahila Aayog Aapke Dwaar initiative by the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Hyderabad yesterday.

NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar personally heard several cases, and departments concerned have been instructed to respond within a week, and complaints were immediately documented via email. The NCW has assured that the programme will be conducted in districts too soon, as most of the women have come from the surroundings of Hyderabad. Well-educated women also narrated struggles involving domestic violence, dowry harassment, sexual harassment and NRI marital disputes.

Several NRI women, particularly those married to men in Dubai and Oman, recounted prolonged battles for child custody and safety. One postgraduate woman shared how her Dubai-based husband turned abusive after marriage, leaving her stranded with a child in Hyderabad.

Another woman, a postgraduate in Anaesthesia, described how she was locked up by her husband after a marriage arranged via social media. Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar clarified that cases under judicial review would not be intervened in, but others will be pursued. The NCW plans a return visit in six months while coordinating with Telangana departments