Aluva Alangad: Husband of first accused arrested for assaulting pregnant woman

Kochi: Aluva Alangad: The husband of the first accused in the case of assaulting a pregnant woman, Jauhar, has been arrested. He was arrested by the Alangad police from the Aluva 30 base. Earlier, police had arrested Sahal, a native of Paravur Mannam, a friend of the woman’s husband Jauhar. The sixth defendant in the case.

Nahlat, a native of Alangad, Aluva, was brutally tortured at her husband’s house. The police investigation had found that the woman had been molested by her husband and family members in the name of dowry. Based on this, the Rural SP had given permission to arrest the accused.

She married Jauhar Nahlat, a native of Paravur Mannam, last October. Later, the girl was brutally tortured by her husband and family for dowry. Nahlam’s father Salim, who visited their house the other day, was also assaulted. The girl’s father was beaten by Jauhar and his friends.

Police have registered a case against her husband Jauhar, Jauhar’s mother Subaida, Jauhar’s sisters Shabeena and Sharina and Jauhar’s friend. The Alangad CI had submitted a preliminary report on the investigation as charged by the Domestic Violence Department.

Meanwhile, Opposition leader VD Satheesan visited the woman who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Aluva. VD Satheesan said that there was criminal negligence on the part of the police who did not arrest the accused in the first instance.

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Last Updated Jul 3, 2021, 6:54 PM IST