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I was physically, mentally and sexually abused by my husband and in-laws and was forced to leave the
house upon sustaining severe injuries from them. My first husband, an army officer, passed away in the
Kargil war. Seven years afer my husband’s demise, I got remarried. Soon after my wedding, I realised
that they want to separate my one-year-old son from my life.
Besides manhandling, I used to get frequent threats of being thrown out of the house. I had trusted my
husband completely with all my finances but I got a shock when I came to know that he did a lot of
forgery with my accounts with fake signatures and did account transfers without my knowledge.
My father-in-law used to sexually abuse me with a threat that he will get me thrown out of the house if I
don’t surrender to him. It all became too much and my husband and in-laws physically abused me and I
had severe injuries on my head. With the support of my friends and family, now I am trying to fight a
legal battle to get justice.
-Ritul
--
I live in UK since birth and as a child, I had grown up watching my mum being beaten and abused. I
couldn’t tell whether this behaviour was normal or not but I became very afriad of my dad. None of his
family members stopped this.
At the age of 15, I stood up against my dad and stopped him from abusing my mom. If I hadn’t raised my
voice and put an end to it that day, my mum would have been dead. My dad is aware now that if he
raises one hand, eight hands will be raised at him as my siblings and I will not let him get away with the
violence anymore.
-Sheetal
--
The latest episode of yours has shown up my ugly side. If indulging in domestic violence is termed a
crime, I have perpetrated this crime. I take no pride in belonging to the majority of men who have
indulged in this crime and want to hang my head in shame. Though such encounters have been few in
my married life of 33 years, the fact is that it cannot be erased from my wife’s memory and that makes
me shrink in stature.
Whenever an argument ensued between us, the frustration of not having my way has made me unleash
my superior physical power on her. The only saving grace is that I have not injured her grievously. No
amount of remorse can absolve me of my crime and I have to live with the guilt for the rest of my life.
My two daughters have been witness to this side of me and I feel really sorry for them.
Till a few years back, I could not tolerate a female rider or driver overtaking me. Even though it is late, it
is better late than never. We should wake up and realise that women must be treated as equals.
-Subroto
--
I tolerated my husband’s bad behaviour for 17 years. Finally, I filed a domestic violence case against
him. The court asked him to provide me a maintenance amount of Rs 3000 per month but he is not
doing so for the past four months. Yesterday’s show gave me a lot of encouragement to fight for justice.
-Maitri
--
My sister is living with her psychopath husband in Surat, Gujarat. Her relationship has been a very
violent one for the last 30 years.
-Satish
15
house upon sustaining severe injuries from them. My first husband, an army officer, passed away in the
Kargil war. Seven years afer my husband’s demise, I got remarried. Soon after my wedding, I realised
that they want to separate my one-year-old son from my life.
Besides manhandling, I used to get frequent threats of being thrown out of the house. I had trusted my
husband completely with all my finances but I got a shock when I came to know that he did a lot of
forgery with my accounts with fake signatures and did account transfers without my knowledge.
My father-in-law used to sexually abuse me with a threat that he will get me thrown out of the house if I
don’t surrender to him. It all became too much and my husband and in-laws physically abused me and I
had severe injuries on my head. With the support of my friends and family, now I am trying to fight a
legal battle to get justice.
-Ritul
--
I live in UK since birth and as a child, I had grown up watching my mum being beaten and abused. I
couldn’t tell whether this behaviour was normal or not but I became very afriad of my dad. None of his
family members stopped this.
At the age of 15, I stood up against my dad and stopped him from abusing my mom. If I hadn’t raised my
voice and put an end to it that day, my mum would have been dead. My dad is aware now that if he
raises one hand, eight hands will be raised at him as my siblings and I will not let him get away with the
violence anymore.
-Sheetal
--
The latest episode of yours has shown up my ugly side. If indulging in domestic violence is termed a
crime, I have perpetrated this crime. I take no pride in belonging to the majority of men who have
indulged in this crime and want to hang my head in shame. Though such encounters have been few in
my married life of 33 years, the fact is that it cannot be erased from my wife’s memory and that makes
me shrink in stature.
Whenever an argument ensued between us, the frustration of not having my way has made me unleash
my superior physical power on her. The only saving grace is that I have not injured her grievously. No
amount of remorse can absolve me of my crime and I have to live with the guilt for the rest of my life.
My two daughters have been witness to this side of me and I feel really sorry for them.
Till a few years back, I could not tolerate a female rider or driver overtaking me. Even though it is late, it
is better late than never. We should wake up and realise that women must be treated as equals.
-Subroto
--
I tolerated my husband’s bad behaviour for 17 years. Finally, I filed a domestic violence case against
him. The court asked him to provide me a maintenance amount of Rs 3000 per month but he is not
doing so for the past four months. Yesterday’s show gave me a lot of encouragement to fight for justice.
-Maitri
--
My sister is living with her psychopath husband in Surat, Gujarat. Her relationship has been a very
violent one for the last 30 years.
-Satish
15
