Summary:
Analysis of calls made to the women helpline number 181 show that most women from the city who call the helpline complain of stalking. This encourages more women to call us up and report cases," said Narendra Gohil, project head of 181, Women Helpline. Of the 275 cases of stalking that required a van dispatch 254 cases were of physical stalking. Across Gujarat, it is physical assault on women (domestic violence) that tops the list, with stalking coming a distant second. In it physical violence topped the list as the primary reason why women called the helpline followed by stalking..