Concerned over the rising number of fake NRI marriages, the National Commission for Women has urged the Centre to sign protocols with some foreign countries, including the US, Britain and Canada, to check the practice.Besides, the state governments have also been directed to take strict action against anyone found involved in such incidents, NCW Chairperson Girija Vyas said in Chandigarh.She said the Punjab government should take serious note in such cases as majority incidents of fake NRI marriages belonging to the state.Vyas said the NCW was taking measures to curb the problem of domestic violence against women under the Domestic Violence Protection Act.Under the Act, the action is started within three days of filing the case and justice is dispensed within three months.She said the Act is not against the men but it has been envisaged to ensure security to the women and to restrict the men's excesses against women with the help of NGOs, protection officers and service providers.Vyas said steps have also been taken to stop the misuse of the Act at any level.
