When contacted, officials with the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) at Sriperumpudur, who didn’t want to be named, maintained that there is no truth in such allegations.
The victim also stated that she was assaulted and mentally tortured by her husband and in-laws.
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015/16 based on about 59 crore women in India says less than two-thirds (63%) of married women have any say in their own health care or other household decisions. And 30% of women experienced physical violence since the age of 15.
Vat Savitri Puja, a day when Hindu married women in many states of India pray and fast for the longevity…
