Tribal woman dies of complications after taking abortion pills to terminate pregnancy

The tribal woman allegedly had taken abortion pills on her husband's advice, but suffered profuse bleeding and died while undergoing treatment

Adilabad: A tribal pregnant woman, who aborted her pregnancy allegedly on her husband’s advice, died while undergoing treatment at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here on Saturday evening.

A resident of Bangariguda, Pravalika (23), was allegedly forced by her husband, Prasanth, to consume pills to abort her pregnancy. She, however, suffered profuse bleeding and was shifted to RIMS-Adilabad. She breathed her last while being treated. It was said that Prashanth felt it was not a good sign for his wife to carry a pregnancy while they were constructing a new house.

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Based on a complaint received from family members of Pravalika, a case was registered against Prashanth. Investigations are on.