Pati-Pariwar Kalyan Samiti & Jyoti Gram Vikas Foundation
(Affiliate of Save Indian Family)

will conduct a protest On Sunday, 1st June 2008, demanding the Men Welfare Ministry. People from all walks of life including Software engineers, doctors, drivers and plumbers will participate in this protest.

Azim Premji, CEO of Wipro, who faced a false and frivolous Domestic violence case by wife of an employee of Wipro, has also been invited to the protest.

Conference at Subhash Chauraha, Civil Lines, Allahabad on 1st June’08 to Demand Men Welfare Ministry.

Time of the Protest is from 10:30am till 12:30pm.

All are invited.

For more Details Refer http://savefamily.org / http://mynation.net  
Do you Dare ? to Speak TRUTH

Respected  Sir,

I  am  Gurdevi  w/o  Late Ex- ser.man Sh. Jai Singh,
r/o #119, ekta vihar Baltana Dist Mohali,
Punjab,
Belong  to  lower  tribe,  pray you to  help  and  support  in my grief, as  administration  and  judges are  clearly supporting  to  the  killer  of  my husband  and  they  did  nothing  for my grievance, for  what  they  have  been  holding  their  respectable and  responsible  position, but  playing  a part of  tout,  in the  judicial  system of  this  country,  every  officials  and  judges  have  got  corrupted,  and  having  no soul, 
However i  have  been  solely  struggeling  against  a  gang  of  doctors,  in  Chandigarh, wickedly  extirpated my  family,  and  brutally  murdered  my  husband, through inflicted  sharp cuts  with  the  blades,  and  even  inflicted  sharp  cuts  100-150  times  uopon  his  body  and  killed  him  TARPA-TARPA  KAI,  only  to  recover  their revenge  with  my  family,  although  presently  every  officials  are  dirextly  supporting  to  them. But  still  i  didn’t  discourage,  and  expect    rigid  support  from  your  org.  in  public  interest,  now  this  is most  humbly  request  to  you  please  support  me  in  this  matter,  so  that  we should  exposed  the  realities  of  this  gang  operated  thru  some  white  coller  doctors,  in Chandigarh, who  had  murdered my husband, as  we  had  exposed their  illegal  acts  publicaly,  with  the  support  of  media, in  Nov-2006,  in  front  of  public,  in  their  interest. please  help  and  support  me  so
waiting  for  your  response……….
                                                                               
Thanking  you

Another angle Discussing differences without malice may help resolve them

In a televised Pune rally, Financial Analyst Dhaval Kadakia claimed his wife hit him if he refused to do household chores. Salim Bootwala, an entrepreneur said, “I divorced my wife in 1997. In 2006 she filed a case of dowry against me. The judge did not hear my case nor lookat the documents. On the basis of her complaint, I was sent to jail for four days.” P.R. Gokul wrote, “I am the victim, we are being harassed, you need to know the oppressors to believe me.”

In an ego-shattering exercise, “harassed husbands” are out “demanding justice”. Their main enemy is not the wife, not her greedy parents or conniving relatives. It is the legally recognised, constitutionally valid “monster” called Section 498A, IPC. Why? “Section 498A is the most vicious weapon in the hands of those who decide to be vindictive,” said Kalpana Murari, a divorce lawyer. “Under the Dowry Prohibition Act, the wife, relative of the victim or a welfare organisation could lodge a complaint against the husband and his family. This could put the family behind bars for 15 days.” The burden of proving his innocence is on the accused.

How these men fight is a lesson in “approach strategy”. They write blogs. They start websites and message boards. They have a forum. They hold meetings, training sessions and rallies. They go to the media. They listen, educate and inform. They send out fliers. They’ve set up helplines, use the RTI to gather information on convictions. They provide legal assistance. And they quote the Sushil Kumar Sharma vs Union of India case.

Supreme Court judges deciding this case felt 498A was being misused, “giving license to the unscrupulous to unleash harassment and wreak personal vendetta.” They said, “The provision was intended to be used as a shield and not as an assassin’s weapon.” In such cases, acquittal did not “wipe out the ignominy suffered during or prior to the trial.” The court asked legislatures to find ways to deal with the misuse, and the investigating agencies to function as “a watchdog and not as a bloodhound.”

“No investigation or warrant is needed before arrest and start of proceedings since the crime u/s 498A is cognisable and there is no punishment if the complaint is proved false - two major reasons why 498A is used as a pressure-tactic,” said P.R. Gokul who heads a Yahoo group of “victims-of-law” that calls itself SIFF (Save Indian Family Foundation). “Now SIFF is a registered entity, with a membership of over 50,000 people and over 20 NGOs,” he said.

Raksha, a Hyderabad-based outfit counsels men who consider suicide as an alternative for a bad relationship. “A lot of married men are desperate for help,” said Raksha president C.V.L. Narasimha Rao in an interview. Amitabh Das Gupta, President, Pune Chapter of Protect Indian Family Foundation wants “the existing laws amended to give enough powers to men.”

Not likely to happen soon. “Change this law? No way!” said lawyer Sudha Ramalingam firmly. “Section 498A came after a great battle to protect women battered within the walls of her husband’s home. Subjecting a wife to cruelty was not seen as injustice. Now bringing the culprits to book is unjust or a means of breaking the family!” She dismisses the argument of an innocent husband and his relatives being harassed by the abuse of this law as exaggeration. “Only after a preliminary inquiry is a prima-facie case made, FIR registered and the law set in motion. There are provisions for seeking anticipatory bail and proving their innocence to get acquitted.”

S. 498A is a handy tool for shady practices, men argue. Among them are [1] Pre-marital affairs. Marry the guy of parents’ choice, dissolve the marriage, collect funds and marry the old flame. [2] Extra marital relationship. [3] Extortion, serially, one marriage after another. [4] To alienate husband from his responsibilities toward his old and dependent parents [5] To obtain a favourable divorce settlement [6] To wrest child custody from the husband.

Sudha concedes that the law perhaps has teething problems. S.498A and the “Prevention of Women from Domestic Violence Act is needed today more than ever as women are getting educated and earning well but are helpless in their homes. If men treat their wives with dignity and equality there is nothing for them to fear.” Ah, then “Why is it that only men with high socio-economic profiles become victims of 498A?” asked Suresh, an entrepreneur. “Easy targets, better yield.” The World Health Organisation has explicitly cited the misuse of anti-dowry law by daughters-in-law as one of the primary reasons for elder abuse in India. Clinical psychologist Devdas suggests pre-nuptial agreements. “At some point, men will decide that a live-in relationship is better than a bash-in one,” he warned.

It’s stupid to talk of retribution. No one wants families to suffer. Discussing differences without malice may help resolve them. But you can’t help shaking your head while letting out a deep sigh. When will women learn to network so efficiently and mount a systematic campaign on and off the web?

Fact File

The number of cases under section IPC 498A registered in 2005: 58,319, cases dismissed at charge-sheet level: 10,491 (18 per cent), cases charge-sheeted on face value of complaint: 47,828 (82 per cent), cases where the accused were acquitted: 24,127 (41 per cent), convicted: 5,739 (9.8 per cent). For these 58,319 registered cases, 1,34,757 people underwent arrest under 498A and Dowry Prohibition Act.

Helpline for Harassed Husbands : 9868142607, 9868142608, 9810170681

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Section 498a of the Indian Penal Code was enacted to make it easier for the wife to seek redress for potential harassment by her husband’s family. The section being non-bailable, non-compoundable and cognizable (arrests without investigation or warrants) on a report from the wife or any close relative, the law makes it mandatory for the police to file charges against the husband, his parents and other relatives or friends named on the complaint by the wife or her close relatives and put them in jail without the existence of a penalty for filing a false case.
But in the course of the years, the hard-won dowry laws have also functioned as tools for embittered wives seeking revenge on their husbands and their husbands’ families. Even many women’s rights groups in India are concerned that vendettas by some estranged wives could bring these laws into disrepute.

Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF) is a strong team of dedicated families comprising of victims of misuse of the Dowry law IPC-498a including NRIs and senior citizens who campaign against gender-biased laws and create awareness about gross injustice and abuse that happen under the Indian Legal system. Most of the members of the organisation are victimized men, who claim to have been falsely implicated and harassed by their wives.

The Pune Chapter of the foundation was initiated in March 2007 by Amitabh Dasgupta, a 31-year-old KPO consultant who also happened to fall prey to the 498a law. Dasgupta along with his parents was thrown out of their apartment in Balewadi after an allegedly false claim by his former wife. They now reside in a rented flat in Kothrud. “After dealing with acute emotional turmoil and shock, I decided to initiate the Save Indian Family Foundation in Pune and help campaign against the abuse of the law,” he says.

“Basically what the organisation is campaigning for is to seek amendments in the IPC-498a that, though providing justice to victimized women, becomes an easy means of extortion for unscrupulous wives,” says Dasgupta, “Policemen are many times duped into believing that these women are innocent, and falsely incriminated father-in-law, mother-in-law and other members of the husband’s family are jailed even without investigation.”

The organisation, apart from the misuse of IPC-498a, also fights for abuse of old and sick people, the in-laws’ arrest based solely on probable cause and the testimony of the daughter-in-law. The Pune Chapter of the foundation now has around 150 members. What the organization is seeking is the establishment of a forum for men analogous to the National Commission of Women. Their protest on March 29 outside the Shivajinagar court saw around 75 families of victimized men demanding amendments in the 498a and seeking the formation of a welfare-ministry of sorts for men and the initiation of the National Commission of Men. They also demanded that dowry acts and Domestic Violence Act be made gender neutral.

The foundation offers free advice and counselling to falsely accused men along with suggesting good lawyers at their weekly meetings every Sunday at Sambhaji Park. Advocate Seema Dhavale has done some pro bono work to help redress victimized men. Being on the panel of SIFF as an adviser, she also gives professional advice to victims and campaigns along with SIFF members. Having been in the family court since 17 years, she says that around four to five victims of 498a come to her every week for consultation. “These laws are made to benefit the weaker sections in the society. If women start using it as a weapon to extort money, it ruins the objective,” she says. She sees adding a 498b for the husbands’ protection as a probable solution.

Dasgupta also ideates that cases under 498a should first result in the termination of the marriage followed by an investigation. “This will discourage fraudulent cases coming up,” he says.

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New Delhi, April 23 : A widow and her paramour were arrested Tuesday for killing her brother-in-law who had objected to her relationship and then setting his body on fire in west Delhi, police said.

Some residents of DG-Block in Vikaspuri area saw a man, later identified as 35-year-old Prem Raj, engulfed in flames near the common staircase of an apartment early Monday.

Police said the deceased’s sister-in-law Ramrati and her alleged paramour Gajender Singh were arrested from Timarpur area in north Delhi for stabbing Prem Raj, a cleaner in a car showroom, to death and setting his body on fire to conceal his identity.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (west Delhi) Sharad Agarwal said: “It was clear that the crime was committed by someone, who is either a resident of the locality or has access to a house in the locality. It was also found that a flat, near which the body was recovered, was lying vacant for the past five-six years.”

“The flat was opened and we found blood on the floor. It was learnt that Ramrati and Gajender Singh had access to the flat and they were arrested,” he said.

During questioning they revealed that Prem Raj was threatening to expose their “illicit relation”.

“Gajender said they first gave him a sedative laced drink and stabbed him to death after he fell unconscious. They then poured kerosene over his body and set him ablaze to conceal his identity,” said Agarwal.

http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=75440

AHMEDABAD: Local residents found a baby dumped in an AMC garbage bin near Jogini Mata temple in Amraiwadi on Sunday morning. The baby boy with his umbilical cord still intact was wrapped in a red cotton cloth, said the residents.

According to Harshad Patel, a social worker from the area, when local residents saw a red cloth in the garbage, they took a closer look and to their horror, they found a dead baby boy wrapped in the cloth.

Patel then informed Amraiwadi police about the incident, who then took possession of the dead body. “It was shocking. It is for the fourth time that we have got babies from garbage bins or near clinics in the area. A baby girl, who was found in August last year, was alive. In other instances, they were found dead. Police have not yet found out from where the babies came and who left them there. In some cases where detection is early or condition is good, babies survive but most of the times, they die due to improper care or environment,” said Patel.

Police have found babies from Kankaria, Hatkeshwar, Jashodanagar, Hatkeshwar Circle, Gomtipur, Lalbaug stadium, Sarkhej and Thakkarbapanagar in the last year.

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Ranchi, April 21 (IANS) A woman in Jharkhand killed her husband with an axe after he complained about the stale dinner, police said Sunday.

According to the police, Chamni and her husband, Buran Munda, residents of Harbul village located around 25 km from Ranchi, together drank `hadia’ (local liquor) Friday night.

She served dinner to her husband, who complained that the food was stale. Irked, Chamni picked up an axe and hacked her husband to death. Her four children witnessed the crime.

“Chamni had some quarrel with her husband (Friday) evening. Later, they consumed liquor together. Her husband complained about the quality of food that angered her. She picked up an axe and hacked Munda to death,” said Ravikant Kumar, officer in charge of Nomkom police station.

Chamni then informed villagers about the incident. But when the effect of alcohol waned, she denied killing her husband.

She confessed to the crime during questioning by the police and has been sent to jail.

Hadia, a locally brewed liquor, is closely associated with tribal culture and tradition.

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Nagercoil: The police recovered the body of a doctor from a car on Monday. According to police sources, there was a dispute between Amalakuamr and his wife Jalaja of Nadukkattu Iasakiamman Street near here. Hence, he consumed poison.

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Noida, April 17 (IANS) An elderly man died of cardiac arrest here Wednesday after the police allegedly tortured him in custody the previous night and let him off only after he signed few blank sheets of paper.

According to police official, sector-39 police picked up Omvir Singh after receiving a complaint from Nisha, 39.

Police station officer Anil Samania said, Nisha, 39, a resident of Chhalera locality, lodged the complaint against her husband Brahm Singh. She alleged that Singh was threatening to desert her.

After her complaint, the police took Omvir and her brother-in-law into custody Tuesday night.

The police allegedly tortured the elderly man throughout the night and allowed him to go after obtaining signatures on two blank papers.

On Wednesday morning, the sixty-year-old man suffered a major cardiac arrest and died.

The enraged residents alleged that the man had revealed sordid story of police questioning to them. An enraged group of locals surrounded the police station and a force had to be mobilised to bring the situation under control.

“On her complaint, we took Omvir into custody for questioning. But the matter was resolved and hence Omvir was allowed to go. Next day, he died of health reasons. What is police’s fault here?” Sharma said.

The cremation was conducted under police protection.

“Abuse of Women and Elders through misuse of DV and 498A”

DO YOU KNOW that the Indian Family is in DANGER?
INNOCENT WOMEN and ELDERLY are ARRESTED without ANY Evidence!
Hon’ble Supreme Court has termed 498a as “Legal Terrorism” !!

It took the British 10 years to arrest 5000 women (1937-47).
Indian Government arrested 90000 women (18 times) in just 3 years (2004 - 2006)

World Health Organization reported that
Misuse of IPC Section 498A is the BIGGEST instrument for ELDER ABUSE in India .

STOP             !             THINK            !!             ACT              !!!

Do penalizing innocent women by false cases bring justice to genuinely abused women?
Does women’s empowerment mean destroying family harmony & creating fatherless society?
Is protection of women’s rights synonymous with Gross Violation of basic Human Rights of Other men, women, children and the Elderly?

In order to address these burning questions, we invite you to join us at a Press Conference

Venue: Saturday, 19 April 2008, 3:30-4:45 p.m. Press Club of India , 1, Raisina Road , adjacent to Metro Station of Central Secretariat.

Program:
Inauguration speech by Mrs Kapoor, Treasurer, Women Regd. NGO, Mothers and sisters Initiative (MASI).
Dr. Anupama Singh, President (MASI), 9810452017, will talk about why radical feminists Laws are anti women and issue a press release from MASI.
· Shri. Ram Dwivedi, www.ramrajenv.org, 9910228970, has filed a PIL against 498a (Dowry) Law at Supreme court of India. The first date for hearing is 21st April 2008. He will share the motive of his PIL.
· Abused senior citizens, forced to leave their own houses due to wrong Laws by their daughter-in-laws will tell their painful stories with documents.
· Mr. Sandeep Bhartia, President Gender Human Rights Society (Regd.) NGO, will talk about DV Law memorandum to be given to Law ministry. Why some Judges call it a recipe for disaster.
· Shri. Bhishampal, President, Indraprastha Senior citizen association (Regd.) renowned east Delhi, NGO will talk about misery of old people due to radical feminist Laws, and press release by his NGO .
· Open question answers session followed by Tea.

Contact: 9810611534 (Swarup), 9971117829 (Sandeep), 9818332305 (Neeraj), 9891369616 (Rajeev)

Jointly Organized by:
http://www.savefamily.org , http://ghrs.in , Mothers and Sisters Initiative (MASI),
Indraprastha Senior Citizens Association (Regd.), http://mynation.net , http://www.498a.org,
http://www.protectindianfamily.org , http://www.forgottenwomen.org  “Parivar Bachao Desh Bachao, Save the Indian Family”