Thane: Case registered after 21-yr-old woman accuses husband, in-laws of forcefully getting her foetus aborted

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Police in Maharashtra's Thane district has registered a case of attempt to murder against the husband and four relatives of a 21-year-old woman for forcefully got her foetus aborted.

Inspector Pramod Kumbhar of Narpoli police station at Bhiwandi told PTI that a 'Zero FIR' was first registered in Buldhana district on the woman's complaint before it was transferred to them as the alleged crime was committed under their jurisdiction.

A Zero FIR can be registered by any police station, irrespective of jurisdiction. After receiving it, the relevant police station registers a fresh FIR (first information report) and starts the investigation.

As per the complainant, the woman's husband and four in-laws forcefully got her foetus aborted in 2021 and made her drink poison in their bid to kill her when she was in Bhiwandi.

The police has registered a case against the accused under Indian Penal Code sections, including 307 (attempt to murder) and 313 (causing miscarriage without a woman's consent).

The five have been identified as Asha, alias Yogita Yogesh Patil, Gopal Prakash Patil, Mangala Prakash Patil, Prakash Tulsiram Patil, and Sagar Patil, who is the complainant's husband.

The police did not elaborate upon the relation between the woman and the other accused. No arrests have been made yet, the official said.

Meanwhile, the family of an ailing woman weighing 160 kg sought the help of the fire department to lift her up after she fell from her bed in Maharashtra's Thane city on Thursday, a civic official said.

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The 62-year-old woman, who has mobility issues due to her poor health, accidentally fell from her bed around 8 am in their flat in the Waghbil area.

However, her family members were unable to place her back on the bed, said the official from the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC).

According to Yasin Tadvi, chief of TMC's Disaster Management Cell, the panicked family members then called the fire officials for help.

A team from the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) rushed to the flat, lifted the woman up and placed her on the bed, he said. The woman did not sustain any injuries due to the fall, the official said.

While RDMC responds to several emergency calls, this was an unusual one, he said. (Agencies)