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Husband won't allow hospital delivery, woman dies in childbirth
The Statesman
|November 18, 2024
A woman tragically died in Basirhat last night after her husband defied government directives and chose to deliver their child at home.
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The incident occurred in Malipota, under the jurisdiction of the Bagda Police Station.
According to family sources, Sumana, a resident of Basirhat, had been married to Nani Debnath for about a decade. The couple already had an eight-year-old daughter. Locals reported that Nani, who is known to live an ascetic lifestyle, frequently abused his wife and had forced her to undergo multiple abortions against her will.
This story is from the November 18, 2024 edition of The Statesman.
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