THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many as 108 complaints were received by the nodal officer appointed to look into the complaints relating to dowry, on the first day, on Wednesday.
Government appointed Pathanamthitta district police chief R Nishanthini as the state nodal officer for probing all complaints relating to dowry.
In the wake of the latest incidents of death of a young women allegedly in connection with dowry issues, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had announced that from Wednesday, all such complaints will be probed by the nodal officer exclusively appointed for the task, who will be assisted by a woman sub-inspector.
The complaints can be registered at 9497999955.
As many as 76 complaints were received through email and 28 complaints over the phone at Aparajitha, the existing facility to address online harassment of women.
The facility can hereafter be also used for taking up complaints of domestic violence against women.
All such complaints can be mailed to aparajitha.pol@kerala.gov.in or can be registered at 9497996992.
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Day 1: Dowry nodal officer logs 108 plaints in Kerala
