Kolkata, April 18 -- Citing media reports, National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Friday said that atrocities have been committed against women during protests over the Waqf amendment Act in West Bengal.

"We came to know from the media reports that atrocities have been committed against women (in violence-hit areas of West Bengal during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act), and the women are scared too. We will go to the spot to see the situation. We have the reports, but we will go there and talk to the women, as atrocities against women are not accepted, and these things should not happen," the NCW chief told ANI.

Meanwhile, Vijaya Rahatkar arrived in Kolkata on Thursday evening to lead an inquiry into ...