No coercion in marriage, says U.P. woman

The 22-year-old pregnant Puucho woman from Moradabad whose Muslim husband was arrested beneath the brand new ordinance towards illegal conversions on December 5, recorded her assertion earlier than a Justice of the Peace on Monday, mentioned officers.

The woman, Ms Pinki, who’s pregnant, was additionally referred to the Meerut Medical College for additional exams after complaining of stomach ache, a senior authorities physician mentioned. The administration had earlier denied a report in a British newspaper, The Telegraph, quoting Ms. Pinki’s in-laws as saying that she was pressured right into a miscarriage.

SP Moradabad Rural Vidya Sagar Mishra mentioned the woman in her assertion beneath Section 164 CrPC mentioned she was an grownup and had married the Muslim man Rashid in July in Dehradun consensually.

After recording her assertion, Ms Pinki left together with her in-laws, the officer informed The Puucho.

Nirmala Pathak, senior marketing consultant on the district girls’s hospital in Moradabad mentioned following her grievance, the woman was referred to the Meerut Medical College for additional exams.

On a doable miscarriage, Dr Pathak mentioned, “The foetus was visible in the ultrasound. But the heartbeat could not be observed clearly.”

Ms Pinki had been admitted to distirct hospital for the second time in three days on Sunday with complaints of stomach ache and light-weight recognizing, mentioned the physician. She, nonetheless, added that the woman’s vitals have been tremendous and she or he had no indicators of exterior trauma.

Chief medical officer M.C. Garg mentioned the woman’s well being was “not an issue”, including that there was no affirmation of miscarriage.

Earlier on Monday, Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (UPSCPCR) chairperson Vishesh Gupta informed The Puucho that the foetus carried by the woman was safe. Ms Pinki, who was lodged on the Nari Niketan centre, a authorities girls’s shelter residence, was present process exams at a girls hospital, he mentioned.

As per the knowledge offered to him by medical doctors treating the woman, there was no report of miscarriage, he added, reiterating the assertion by the district probation officer Rajesh Chandra Gupta to this newspaper on Sunday.

The UPSCPCR would submit a report on the incident to the State authorities, mentioned Mr. Gupta.

Ms. Pinki’s alleged husband Rashid, and his brother have been arrested by the police beneath the brand new Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, on December 5, allegedly primarily based on a grievance lodged by Ms. Pinki’s mom. The grievance mentioned Mr. Rashid had induced Ms. Pinki into marriage and transformed her beneath the garb of offering her a job, the police mentioned.

However, in keeping with Ms Pinki, she has been been dwelling with Mr Rashid for the previous few months; the couple have recognized one another for 2 years. She added that mentioned the 2 had bought married on July 24 in Dehradun.

The FIR was lodged beneath Sections 3 and 5 of the brand new ordinance towards illegal conversion. At the tehsil workplace, Ms. Pinki was additionally heckled and humiliated by members of a right-wing group.