Swati Maliwal: News
05 Jan 2024
Arvind KejriwalAAP nominates DCW chief Swati Maliwal for Rajya Sabha
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Delhi, set to take place on January 19.
15 Sep 2023
BiharBihar: Principal helped director's son rape minor for 2 years
A horrifying case has emerged from Bihar's Saharsa, where the son of a school director has been accused of raping a student for over two years with help from the school's principal.
23 Aug 2023
Delhi PoliceDelhi rape: Accused officer can't impregnate, underwent vasectomy, says lawyer
The lawyer for the main accused in the Delhi rape case has reportedly made a shocking claim and dismissed allegations that his client impregnated the victim.
22 Aug 2023
Delhi GovernmentDelhi officer drugged friend's teenage daughter before raping her: Report
More shocking details have emerged in the case of Premoday Khakha, a suspended senior official of the Delhi government accused of raping a deceased friend's daughter multiple times.
21 Aug 2023
DelhiWho is Premoday Khakha, Delhi officer accused of raping minor
Premoday Khakha, reportedly an associate director at Delhi's Women and Child Development Department, has been accused of raping a minor girl.
21 Aug 2023
Arvind KejriwalDelhi: CM Kejriwal suspends officer accused of raping minor
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ordered the suspension of a deputy director in the Women and Child Development Department for allegedly raping his deceased friend's minor daughter multiple times and impregnating her, PTI reported.
19 Aug 2023
SpiceJetSpiceJet passenger exposes man for taking flight attendant's indecent photos
An elderly man allegedly took inappropriate pictures of an air hostess while traveling on SpiceJet's flight from Delhi to Mumbai earlier this month, reports said.
23 Jul 2023
ManipurManipur violence: DCW chief reaches Imphal to meet sexual-assault survivors
Days after a May 4 video of two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur went viral on Wednesday, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal landed in Imphal on Sunday to interact with survivors of sexual assault in the violence-hit state.
06 Jun 2023
JaisalmerRajasthan: Kidnapper forcibly 'marries' woman by taking 'saat phere'
In a shocking incident, a woman in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer was allegedly kidnapped by goons and forcibly "married" to one of them.
29 May 2023
Arvind KejriwalDelhi: Man stabs 16-year-old girlfriend 20 times to death, arrested
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend in Delhi's Rohini area on Sunday evening, reported The Indian Express.
28 Apr 2023
Delhi Commission For WomenMan masturbates in Delhi Metro, DCW issues notice to cops
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) President Swati Maliwal has issued a notice to the Delhi Police and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) over a "disgusting" viral video on Friday.
23 Apr 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghWrestlers complain against WFI chief, no FIR yet; resume protest
Seven women wrestlers lodged a complaint in Delhi against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment, reported The Indian Express on Sunday.
18 Apr 2023
JodhpurRajasthan: Man arrested for flashing private parts at Korean vlogger
In a shameful incident, a female Korean vlogger was allegedly harassed by a man in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, on Monday.
11 Mar 2023
Delhi Commission For Women'Sexually assaulted by father as child': DCW chief Swati Maliwal
In a shocking revelation, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Saturday said that she was sexually assaulted and brutally beaten by her father as a child, reported ANI.
11 Mar 2023
Delhi PoliceMinor among 3 held for harassing Japanese woman on Holi
The Delhi Police has held three individuals, including a minor, in connection with the harassment of a Japanese woman on Holi in Paharganj.
19 Jan 2023
DelhiDCW chief Swati Maliwal allegedly molested, dragged by drunk driver
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) head, Swati Maliwal, was reportedly molested and dragged for almost 10-20 meters by an alleged drunk driver after Maliwal's hand got caught in the car window of the accused.
24 Nov 2022
Jama MasjidJama Masjid bans entry of unaccompanied women: Report
Delhi's Jama Masjid has attracted a fresh row of controversy after it reportedly issued a 'diktak' (settlement) prohibiting entry of solitary women into the mosque without a male companion.
12 Oct 2022
Sajid KhanFWICE supports Sajid Khan following DCW's complaint to I&B Ministry
Calls are being made to evict filmmaker Sajid Khan from the celebrity reality show Bigg Boss.
21 Jul 2021
Madhya PradeshMP: In-laws booked for forcing woman to drink acid
A case of attempt to murder has been registered against the in-laws of a 22-year-old woman from Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior who was allegedly made to drink acid for failing to fulfill their dowry demand, a senior official said on Wednesday.
13 Jul 2021
Tihar JailDCW recommends gated toilets, better facilities for Tihar's women inmates
Covered and gated toilets inside cells, increase in number of lawyers, and restarting the Mulakaat program till COVID-19 cases are under control are some recommendations made by Delhi Commission for Women Chief Swati Maliwal for women lodged in Tihar Jail.
01 Aug 2020
Delhi Commission For WomenDelhi: Disabled senior citizens beaten, cramped at old age home
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal and Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam raided an old age home in the national capital on Friday.
05 May 2020
X#BoysLockerRoom: 15-year-old arrested; obscene chat glorifying rape being investigated
The Delhi Police launched an investigation into an obscene private Instagram group, where minor boys of some posh Delhi schools discussed girls' body parts and made plans to rape them.
02 Apr 2020
Delhi PoliceDCW takes cognizance of 'inhuman conditions' at GB Road brothels
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of the state of brothels operating at GB Road in the national capital.
03 Dec 2019
Delhi PoliceDCW chief writes to Modi demanding death penalty for rapists
On Tuesday, Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal said the police stopped her from sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar.
21 May 2019
Delhi PoliceSex racket operating from Delhi mall spa busted by DCW
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Monday claimed to have busted a sex racket, operating out of a spa inside a mall in North Delhi's Rohini area.
13 May 2019
Yogi AdityanathSold by father, gang-raped, ignored by cops, woman burns self
A woman, hailing from Uttar Pradesh's Hapur is fighting for her life after she set herself on fire.
29 Dec 2018
BiharDelhi: Girls abused inside shelter-home, chilli-powder put in private parts
On Thursday night, during a surprise visit to a shelter home run by an NGO, in Dwarka, the Delhi Commission of Women found that girls were ruthlessly abused by staff.
19 Sep 2018
Delhi Commission For WomenStarved, lying in excreta: Delhi-woman held captive by brother, rescued
In a shocking incident, a 50-year-old woman, who was held captive by her own brother for two years, was rescued by Delhi Commission for Women on Tuesday.
11 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya's mother approaches DCW over delay in execution of convicts
The mother of the 23-year-old paramedic student, who was brutally gang-raped and murdered in 2012, today said she approached the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) to look into the delay in execution of the convicts.
01 Aug 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: 39 Nepali girls rescued in human-trafficking case from Paharganj
At least 39 Nepali girls were rescued from a hotel in Delhi's Paharganj by a joint team of the Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) and the Delhi Police in the early hours today, the women's panel said.
22 Jul 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Delhi CM Kejriwal doubles financial assistance for maintenance of parks
The Delhi government would double the financial assistance provided to the Resident Welfare Associations and NGOs registered with the Delhi Parks and Gardens Society for maintenance of parks and gardens across the city.
17 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Six-year-old mercilessly raped outside famous temple
Tainting Delhi's name once again, a man allegedly raped a six-year-old outside a temple at DDU Marg in central Delhi on Saturday.
20 Jun 2018
Delhi PoliceRape accused Daati Maharaj grilled for seven hours, denies charges
The Delhi Police grilled self-styled Godman Daati Maharaj for over seven hours on Tuesday evening in connection with rape charges levelled against him by a disciple.
05 Jun 2018
Delhi PoliceCenter approves merely 4.5% of Delhi's police-staff requirement, DCW disappointed
Delhi Police is fighting a massive staff crunch. So DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal wrote to the Home Ministry (MHA) for an additional 66,000 personnel the force requires.
22 Apr 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Death for child-rapists: DCW chief Swati Maliwal ends 9-day fast
Swati Maliwal, chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women, ended her 9-day fast at Rajghat, New Delhi on Sunday after President Ram Nath Kovind approved death penalty for those convicted of raping children below 12 years.
22 Apr 2018
ChandigarhThis lawyer's PIL helped bring death penalty for child rapists
Yesterday, in a much-needed move, the government approved death penalty for rapists of minors below 12.
16 Apr 2018
SuratOutraged over Surat rape, Anand Mahindra volunteers to execute rapists
In the wake of the horrific rape cases that have shamed the nation, Anand Mahindra, the Chairman of Mahindra Group, has volunteered to execute the perpetrators.
16 Apr 2018
IndiaKathua, Unnao rapes: India demands justice, severe punishment for predators
India has taken to streets once again like it did after December 16, 2012.
11 Apr 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police's helpline services to be reviewed before single-number helpline
A third party will be appointed to conduct audit of the Delhi Police helpline numbers to review the level of services provided by the personnel on receiving a distress call.
31 Jan 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: NDMC demolishes illegal portion part of Rohini ashram
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation(NDMC) conducted a demolition drive in self-styled godman Baba Virendra Dev Dixit's ashram in Vijay Vihar near Rohini.
21 Dec 2017
Delhi PoliceOver 100 women, some intoxicated, found 'trapped' in Delhi ashram
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction seems to have unravelled similar garbs of 'spirituality' worn by other 'godmen'.
08 Sep 2017
IndiaDelhi: Summons issued to 125 brothel owners in GB Road
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) served summons to 125 brothel owners in GB Road, the infamous red light area, regarding their closure.
22 Dec 2016
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Love it, crib about it but can't ignore Delhi!
Among the many things Delhi is known for, one is its ability to shock and surprise people.
20 Dec 2016
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Everything that's cooking in the 'melting pot' called Delhi
Students pursuing PhD from the Delhi University are in for good news, as the university's academic council exempted them for clearing NET for a teaching job.
10 Dec 2016
Delhi PoliceWhat's Delhi upto?
Demonetization has impacted UP state transport buses and fish and meat sellers in Noida.
03 Nov 2016
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)So, this happened in Delhi on 3rd Nov
Three brick-kiln labourers were gang-raped after being robbed of their cash by some men in Karoli village, Noida on Wednesday.