Police book man for infecting wife with HIV
Tiruvarur: A 23-year-old woman from Tiruvarur district filed a complaint with police alleging that her husband concealed his HIV-positive status before their marriage and deliberately infected her. Mannargudi all-woman police registered a case against five people including the husband and four of his relatives who allegedly were aware of his condition.
According to police, the woman married a 25-year-old man four years ago. A few months into the marriage, the woman became pregnant. During a routine prenatal check-up, she was diagnosed with HIV. Subsequent testing revealed that her husband was also HIV positive. Despite her condition, the woman gave birth to a
In the complaint filed on Apr 10, the woman said her husband had contracted the virus before the marriage and had deliberately concealed the diagnosis. She sought action against her husband and four of his relatives for hiding the infection and deceiving her into marriage. Following an investigation, police registered a case on May 2.
