In yet another shocking news a husband reportedly threw out her wife for being illiterate and ugly besides, sold the property using fake documents. The incident happened at Heirok Part-2 in Thoubal district.
The matter comes to light after a team of WAD and media persons today visited the family of the victim lady as a part of the International fortnight observance of protesting violence against women
27 years old Thokchom (o) Pabi has been married to Th. Noren, s/o. Th. Ibohal (65) of Heirok Part 2 for four years. Pabi and Noren had saved money to buy a land to build their own house. Pabi had sold her gold ornaments and with the money they had saved earlier they brought a new land at Heirok Part 1. However, Pabi belonged to poor family and has no knowledge of education, so her in-laws and husband started torturing her for being illiterate and claimed that she does not match to stay at the newly built house. Pabi is now staying with her own mother and father along with the two sons at a hut built in front of the newly constructed house.
Speaking to media, Pabi said that she was conceived for three months when the construction of the new house started and her in laws started taunting her for being illiterate and ugly to live in the newly constructed house. She said that her husband used to work as a salesman in Thangal Bazar and never returned home early. In front of her father-in-law she was beaten up by her husband and also strangulated many times but her no one came to her rescue. Once when her husband went out her father-in-law, Ibohal had tried to sexually harass her and asked her to leave the house. Pabi said she somehow escaped from being assaulted by her father-in-law and when she informed her husband about the incident, Noren did not believe her instead he along with his father, Ibohal beat her up. Noren was last seen at RIMS hospital when she gave birth to her second. Pabi further said that the new land they had brought to build the house has been sold by Noren without her knowledge. But Pabi alleges that the original document (Patta) of the land is with her and Noren cannot sell the land without her consent. She said that she is scared to go back to her in-laws’ house as they always torture her and warns to kill someone. She had already lodged a complaint to Thoubal police, an FIR has been lodged under section 351 of Indian Penal Code, FIR # 363 (11) 2014. She further appealed to provide safety to her family and demands true judgement against Noren and his family.
According to Thoubal Police, the accused Noren has take anticipatory bail and once the bail times ends the accused will be soon arrested.
Woman thrown out for being illiterate and Ugly
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