Man among three arrested after wife dies during abortion at home in Dharmapuri

Three persons were arrested connected Thursday (December 11, 2025) successful Dharmapuri aft a pistillate died during an termination performed astatine location earlier this month.

K. Ramya, 26, of Poochur adjacent Eriyur, was the parent of 2 daughters and had precocious go large again. According to the police, connected December 1, her hubby Kannan, 35, informed her relatives that she had died aft falling down the stairs. The family, however, grew suspicious astir the circumstances of her death, and the Eriyur constabulary subsequently registered a case.

Investigations revealed that Kannan, with the assistance of a caregiver Suganya, 35, of Omalur successful Salem district, and a mediator Vanitha, 35, had illegally conducted a scan astatine a backstage scanning centre and recovered that the foetus was female.

Kannan past forced Ramya to terminate the pregnancy, and connected December 1, done Suganya and Vanitha, helium allegedly attempted to abort the foetus astatine home. However, owed to excessive bleeding, Ramya developed complications and was rushed to the hospital. She died connected the way.

On Thursday, the Eriyur constabulary arrested Kannan, Vanitha, and Suganya, and remanded them successful prison.