A pregnant woman suffered a miscarriage after she was allegedly thrashed by her in-laws,after which police have registered a case. A case was registered against the victim's husband Saudagar,father-in-law Shanker Lal and mother-in-law Angoori Devi for assaulting Mintoo Devi (22),police said. On the night of September 13,Mintoo,who was five-month pregnant,was thrashed by her in-laws that led to her miscarriage,they said. The incident occurred at Siha village,20-km from here. "Soon after the miscarriage,I somehow reached the police post at Dahina village near Siha to lodge a criminal case against the in-laws," Mintoo told reporters here today. "However,when the police personnel asked me to come next morning,I had to return disappointed," she said. Mintoo further said,"Despite the physical pain,the doctors at the local trauma centre expressed their inability to admit me for treatment without a proper directive from the police." The victim,along with the foetus and her parents,yesterday approached the district police chief,on whose intervention a case was registered against the in-laws.
