Daijiworld Media Network - Chikkamagaluru (SP)

Chikkamagaluru, Feb 3: A woman who placed an aborted seven-month foetus packed in a plastic bag in front of the police succeeded in marrying the boy who had cheated her after promising of marriage. The incident happened at Ajjampura in the district on Thursday February 2.

The man in question reportedly had made the girl to believe that he would marry her. The two also developed physical relationship after which the lady became pregnant. The man then got the pregnancy aborted and went missing.

Divya (19), daughter of Kumara Naika from Huchchaiyana Hatti in Shivani revenue division of Tarikere taluk happens to be the girl who fought bravely against the injustice and asserted her right. She came to Ajjampura with a bag containing the foetus, duly accompanied by her mother and contacted the office of a daily. The daily called the police after which police sub-inspector, Imran, took the foetus to Shivamogga where he handed over it to the medical college there. He thereafter found out the whereabouts of the accused, counselled with him, and performed the marriage on Thursday.

It is learnt that Kanta, who also belongs to Huchchaiyana Hatti, had got sexually involved with Divya about a year back. When Divya pressurized him to marry her, he said his family members were against the alliance because of caste differences. However, he promised her to marry her once the new house being built by him was completed. After Kanta said she could not wait for long because of her pregnancy, he got the pregnancy aborted through a doctor known to him. He then went missing from the village.

The police found out about the whereabouts of Kanta, brought him to police station, and prevailed upon him to marry the girl. On Thursday morning, this marriage was performed in front of the temple in their village in the presence of eldders from the village. Both then came to Ajjampura police station where the sub-inspector advised them to lead a happy life backed by mutual trust and love. Imran, who noted that there is no legal bar for the marriage as both have attained the legally admissible age for marriage, also said that the marriage would be registered in the office of the sub-registrar at Tarikere on Saturday.