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Violence against women on the rise in Jammu, 605 cases registered so far this year

BY Jeevandeep Kour GNS : Domestic violence again women are on the rise in Jammu and Kashmir. Even the educated and the economically independent women are at the receiving end, according to anecdotal evidence contained in police data Police figures show an increase in domestic violence cases, mostly relating to matrimonial disputes and family squabbles. Harassment for dowry too is one of the most common complaints lodged with the police, data shows. Comparing the figures in 2010, the city witnessed a total of 1100 cases of domestic violence but this time till June nearly 605 cases have been reported in the Women Cell of the police. As per the data, about 400 domestic violence cases have been sorted out after mutual compromise while FIR has been registered in 14 cases at Women Cell, Canal Road. Nearly 191 cases are pending before the court for hearing. "My higher qualification above that of my spouse became the biggest drawback as my in-laws suspected me of dominating their son,&quo

Police seals property of doctors, who duped people’s crores of rupees

BY Tahir Mushtaq GNS JAMMU, July 23: They are supposed to help and save lives of the people, but two doctors in Samba have given heartburns to the people. Showing the extend of unprofessionally approach doctors now-a-days are making money by indulging themselves in illegal activities. Though police has sealed the property of both the accused, but hundreds of people have lost their hard earned money. It is pertinent to mention here that previously two accused Dr Arvind and his father Dr Buti Ram from the Ramgarh area has been arrested after they allegedly duped hundreds of people of their hard earned money. According to sources the two doctors were allegedly involved in the duping public of their hard earned money worth crores in a foreign company having headquarters in Malaysia and office in Delhi and Mangalore. They further said that the father and son claimed that they have taken the franchise of the Investment Company and James, a Sri Lankan settled in Malaysia, is said to be the ch