A nine-month pregnant woman in Bengaluru has accused her husband and in-laws of assault and prolonged cruelty. In a complaint filed at the South Women Police Station, Jyothi Pandey, 34, said she married Anuraga Pandey in 2017 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh , before relocating to Bengaluru as her husband started working here. She told police that the early years of her marriage were stable and her husband took great care of her, but alleged that tensions began during her first pregnancy.
According to the FIR as cited by Times of India, her husband began to suspect her character and allegedly subjected her to verbal and physical abuse. She claimed the pattern of harassment continued even after the birth of their first child. The complaint states that between 2021 and 2025 she was repeatedly subjected to cruelty.
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Second Pregnancy And Police Action
Jyothi further alleged that while the family was living in Tamil Nadu, disputes furthered and she was physically assaulted by her husband and in-laws. During her second pregnancy, she alleged that her husband again accused her of infidelity and forced her out of the house. She as per the report by TOI also said that despite being nine months pregnant, she faced physical and mental abuse without consideration for her condition. For a period, she returned to her mother’s home before coming back to Bengaluru.
Police said the complaint was lodged after the woman underwent counselling through a women’s helpline. A case has been registered, and officers said further investigation is under way.
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The case comes month after a 22-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide in Karnataka’s Bidar district after facing harassment from her husband’s family, including pressure to enter prostitution. The woman had a 11-month-old baby, was found hanging at her residence near the Basavakalyan bus stand. The woman has been identified as Anjanabai Shekhar Patil. According to the police, Anjanabai was originally from Bhalki and had married Shekhar Patil of Basavakalyan in 2022.
