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India: Husband, two others booked after woman alleges assault caused miscarriage

From Hindustan Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Police registered a case against a man, his mother, and brother after his wife alleged a brutal assault during pregnancy led to a miscarriage and abandonment.
  • The woman claims her husband suspected her character and harassed her for five years, refusing to accept their two children.
  • She alleges the assault occurred on August 10, causing her to miscarry and lose consciousness, after which her husband left her on the roadside.

A woman in Bhadohi, India, has accused her husband, mother-in-law, and elder brother-in-law of assault, which she claims resulted in a miscarriage and her subsequent abandonment. The FIR was registered on Wednesday at Gopiganj police station based on the complaint of 26-year-old Sapna Saroj.

Rakesh allegedly suspected his wife's character and had subjected her to physical and mental harassment for the past five years, including refusing to accept the two children as his own.

— Abhinav TyagiSuperintendent of Police Abhinav Tyagi explaining the background of the case based on the complaint.

According to the complaint, Sapna married Rakesh Kumar Saroj in February 2017, and they have two children. However, Rakesh allegedly harbored suspicions about his wife's character and subjected her to physical and mental harassment for five years. He also reportedly refused to accept their existing children as his own.

Sapna became pregnant for the third time in June, but her husband allegedly refused to accept the unborn child as his.

— Abhinav TyagiSuperintendent of Police Abhinav Tyagi detailing the circumstances leading to the alleged assault.

Sapna became pregnant for a third time in June. Her husband allegedly refused to accept this unborn child. The complaint states that on the night of August 10, Rakesh and his mother, Rita Devi, assaulted Sapna while she was two months pregnant. The alleged assault caused severe injuries to her head, hands, legs, and waist, leading to a miscarriage and loss of consciousness.

Sapna and Rita allegedly assaulted her while she was two months pregnant, causing serious injuries to her head, hands, legs and waist. She subsequently suffered a miscarriage and lost consciousness.

— PoliceDescribing the alleged assault and its immediate consequences as per the complaint.

The woman further alleges that her husband left her unconscious and bleeding on a roadside in Gosai Bazar around 4 a.m. and fled. Passersby alerted her family, who took her to Bhadohi district hospital. Her brother-in-law, Brijesh Kumar Saroj, is also accused of repeatedly threatening her if she approached authorities. Superintendent of Police Abhinav Tyagi confirmed the FIR registration and ordered further investigation.

The woman alleged that her husband then left her unconscious and bleeding on a roadside in Gosai Bazar around 4 am and fled.

— PoliceDetailing the alleged abandonment of the victim.
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Originally published by Hindustan Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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