UP Woman Suffers Miscarriage While Trying To Save Father-In-Law During Assault
A 20-year-old pregnant woman in Uttar Pradesh suffered a miscarriage after being kicked in the abdomen while attempting to protect her father-in-law during an assault. Police have registered an FIR against four brothers involved in the incident and are currently working to make arrests.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding rural violence and the safety of women in domestic dispute scenarios in India.
A pregnant woman suffered a miscarriage after allegedly being kicked in the abdomen while trying to rescue her elderly father-in-law during an assault by four men in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district, police said on Tuesday.The incident took place on the evening of July 12 in Bhamaura village, but an FIR was registered on July 20 after the woman returned home from hospital, they said.Station House Officer Rajesh Kumar Singh said the complainant, Nisha Devi (20), alleged that four brothers from the same village Subhash, Jugesh, Ramesh and Rakesh were assaulting her father-in-law with sticks over an old dispute outside their house.When Nisha intervened to save him, the accused allegedly assaulted her as well, and one of them, identified as Ramesh, repeatedly kicked…
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