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The growing use of mobile phones and addiction to social media reels are emerging as major triggers behind the surge in domestic violence cases, experts warned at a state-level training workshop on the Women's Safety Act, 2025, and the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
Speaking at the event, Odisha Deputy CM Pravati Parida appealed to people to stay away from excessive mobile use, saying that online obsessions were disrupting family harmony.
"There have been instances of 'Reels' leading to domestic violence in families. It is better to avoid such addiction and its side effects. Anything that goes beyond a limit will only cause damag...