Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Saturday launched a WhatsApp number to report cases of domestic violence in the state, which have been on the rise during the coronavirus lockdown.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said complaints can be made to the number-- 9400080292--, which will be available 24 hours. "In the wake of reports of an increase in domestic violence during the lockdown, the Social Justice Department has been urged to take immediate steps to prevent them.
Subsequently, a WhatsApp number was launched to make it easy for women and children to complain," Vijayan said in a Facebook post.
The 24-hour helpline has been started by the Directorate of Women and Child Development with the help of the technical cell of