Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Kerala Police Launches Speak Up Initiative Against Domestic Violence
Kerala Police has started a programme called Speak Up to help women experiencing abuse at home.
It aims to make it easier for survivors to ask for help without fear or pressure.
The programme will offer legal help, counselling, safe places to stay and support with finding a livelihood.
Police will explain how to make a complaint and what can happen afterward.
Officers will contact survivors in civilian clothes, and one officer will follow each case.
Survivors can contact the programme through a helpline, WhatsApp or a mobile app.
Their personal information will be kept confidential.
Police will also work with local institutions on shelters and vocational training.
Kerala Police has launched the Speak Up task force to encourage survivors of domestic violence to seek help.
The initiative is supervised by IPS officer Ajitha Begum under an order from the State Home Department.
Support will include legal assistance, counselling, safe accommodation and livelihood help.
A central command centre will accept complaints through a digital helpline, WhatsApp and a dedicated mobile application.
The Home Minister said 92 women in Kerala had died due to domestic violence over the past seven years.
- Who
- Kerala Police, with the initiative supervised by IPS officer Ajitha Begum.
- What
- The Speak Up task force will help survivors of domestic violence access assistance and report abuse.
- When
- The programme was announced on a Thursday; no date was specified.
- Where
- Kerala, India.
- Why
- To encourage survivors to seek help and provide support, amid concerns that many do not report abuse and 92 women died due to domestic violence in the state over seven years.
- Initiative
- Speak Up
- Lead agency
- Kerala Police
- Supervisor
- Ajitha Begum, IPS
- Support offered
- Legal assistance, counselling, safe accommodation and livelihood support
- Complaint channels
- Digital helpline, WhatsApp and a dedicated mobile application
- Reported deaths
- 92 women in Kerala died due to domestic violence over the past seven years, according to the Home Minister.
- Case follow-up
- A separate officer will be assigned to each case and review it weekly.
- Confidentiality
- The initiative says survivors' personal details will be kept confidential.