Grim pictures shed light on domestic violence

Domestic violence is known to be the most unreported crime in the world for both men and women (Photo: Instagram)

A two year long relationship plagued with violence left her physically as well as mentally scarred A make up artist who's also a domestic violence survivor herself portrays the gravity of the situation in these pictures (Photo: Instagram/laneslense)

A make up artist who's also a domestic violence survivor herself portrays the gravity of the situation in these pictures (Photo: Instagram/laneslense)

The unwillingness to talk about the issue has resulted in several women silently suffering violence in relationships (Photo: Instagram)

The pictures are meant to urge women to speak up against domestic violence and walk out of abusive relationships A make up artist who's also a domestic violence survivor herself portrays the gravity of the situation in these pictures (Photo: Instagram/laneslense)

A conversation about domestic violence needs to be started to bring the issue out of the dark and shed light on it (Photo: Instagram/laneslense)

In most such cases, women are reluctant to report domestic violence due to lack of support from society (Photo: Instagram/laneslense)