CALICUT: A 28 year old woman who was four months pregnant, was forced to go for an abortion after two CPM activists reportedly kicked her in the stomach damaging her placenta. Victim Jyotsana Biby, said her baby was “born dead” after accused Thampi and Prajesh assaulted her. She was allegedly kicked by the men following a dispute over boundary walls.
“We had a problem with our neighbours regarding the boundary wall. They used to threaten us, even late at night, and also use foul language. I had filed a complaint at the police station regarding the matter,” she said. Biby added, “On the day of the incident, a person named Syedhalavi came and said that he had some problem with my husband, Siby Chacko Thenumkuzhy. I immediately alerted the police that there were eight people here who are might create a ruckus. By the time anyone could come to our rescue, the men had assaulted everyone, including my children.”
She said she was kicked by two of he men. “I started bleeding and was in immense pain. My husband rushed me to a hospital where the doctors informed us that there was blood clot in my placenta, following which they had to conduct an operation on February 2. The doctors gave us our dead baby, whom we cremated in Mavoor. Even then their threats did not stop,” Bibi said.
The incident had however, occurred 18 days ago and only came to light after Jyotsna and her husband sat on a dharna in front of the Kodancherry police station, demanding an action against those who assaulted her. Seven CPM activists including a secretary of its branch committee in Kozhikode district have been arrested in the case.
