NCW Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Alleged Gang-Rape, Forced Conversion of Dalit Woman in Delhi

May 23, 2026 : The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports concerning the alleged abduction, gang-rape, and forced religious conversion of a Dalit woman in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar area.

NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has written to the Delhi Commissioner of Police, directing immediate, stringent, and time-bound action in the case. The Commission has also sought a detailed Action Taken Report within seven days.

The NCW has asked the Delhi Police to furnish details regarding the FIR registered in the matter, provisions invoked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST Act, arrest of all accused persons, and the medical and forensic examination conducted in the case.

Further, the Commission has sought information on the recording of the survivor’s statement before the Magistrate and measures taken to ensure her safety, confidentiality, protection, counselling, and rehabilitation.

The Commission observed that allegations involving gang-rape, caste-based violence, and forced religious coercion are extremely serious in nature and must be investigated with utmost sensitivity, objectivity, and urgency.