New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of an alleged brutal assault on a woman in West Bengal's East Midnapore. The victim was reportedly tied to a tree, stripped, and assaulted in the presence of her minor daughter, allegedly for protesting irregularities in a local road construction project.

In its official statement on February 25, the National Commission for Women (NCW) "strongly condemned this act of gender-based violence, asserting that the crime violates Articles 14, 15, 21, and 23 of the Constitution of India." The Commission emphasised that such an act undermines a woman's fundamental right to dignity and her right to raise her voice against injustice.

The NCW has called for ...