Abstract Violence against women is an obstacle to the achievement of the objectives of equality, development and peace. Domestic violence under the act includes actual abuse or the threat of abuse whether physical, sexual, verbal, emotional or economic or harassment by way of unlawful means for dowry also comes under this category. Violence against women both violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms. In The Constitution of India also, the equality of male and female genders is accepted. Article 14 of constitution of India has accepted the right to equality. Therefore, all Human rights were conferred by the constitution of India on every person and available to women also. The objective of this study is to report the prevalence and other related issues of various forms of domestic violence against women from the southern region of Assam, i.e., Barak valley and how they are showcased and protected by the Media. In this study it is assumed that domestic violence is wide-spread phenomenon and variation in its prevalence occurs across the valley. Also, it is hypothesized that differences occur within the population based on some socio-economic characteristics such as habitation, religion/caste, education, occupation and income. The purpose of the present study is to report the prevalence of various forms of domestic violence against women and to examine various related issues from the eastern zone of India.