5 relatives booked for assaulting pregnant woman in Maharashtra

Police in Maharashtra’s Thane district have registered an FIR against five relatives, including the husband, of a pregnant woman for assaulting her, an official said on Thursday, August 29.

The complainant, who works as a nurse, was attacked on August 14 after she confronted her husband over his



“behaviour” with other women, said the official.

Her husband, Miraj Mohammad Ali Momin, allegedly kicked the pregnant woman in the stomach and face. Her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law also joined him, the official said. The complainant’s mother was also reportedly attacked when she tried to intervene.