CM Pinarayi Vijayan flagged off the project that will focus on dowry-related violence
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Express News Service
KOCHI: The recent series of dowry-related deaths and the surge in the number of domestic violence cases against women have forced the government to start a ‘Pink Protection Project’ that will monitor and take immediate action against culprits. The project will focus on dowry-related violence against women and protect them against anti social elememnts in public and cyberspace.
There was a series of suicides by young women — Vismaya (an Ayurveda student in Kollam), Archana (in Kovalam) and Suchithra (in Alappuzha) — in the recent months, allegedly due to torture. To ensure the safety of the brides at the houses of the in-laws, the Women and Child Development Department issued an order appointing Dowry Prohibition Officers in all districts. It was earlier confined to just three officers at the regional level.