Pregnant minor dies after taking abortion pill in Tamil Nadu, boyfriend held

Mangalore Today News Network

Chennai, July 01, 2022: A 15-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu lost her life after taking an abortion pill given to her by a quack. The incident took place near Chengam in Tiruvannamalai district. The deceased was impregnated by a man identified as S Murugan (27).

 

The man used to drop the young girl to school on a daily basis, and during that time, they both developed a relationship.

The girl became pregnant recently, and Murugan, with the help of his friend Prabhu (27), found a way to procure an abortion pill from a person who turned out to be a quack.

They picked the girl up from her house under the pretext of taking her to school, and she was made to consume the abortion pill on the way. Unfortunately, when the two had started going towards the girl’s school, the girl suddenly fell unconscious. Murugan then rushed the girl to the government hospital.

Unfortunately, the doctors in the hospital declared that the girl had been brought dead. Following this, her body was moved to the Tiruvanamalai government hospital for postmortem.

Based on the complaint from the girl’s father, Murugan and his friend Prabhu were taken into custody. Murugan has been booked under the POCSO Act as well. The police are also hunting for the quack who had given them the abortion pill.

Courtesy: India Today