Pregnant woman

The DCW has issued a notice to the SBI for stopping a three-month pregnant woman from joining work. Swati Maliwal, the chairperson of the commission, termed the rule as 'discriminatory and illegal'. The panel asked SBI to explain the process of formation of guidelines and, provide names of officials who approved them. The decision is contrary to maternity benefits provided under the Code of Social Security, 2020, stated the commission.

Delhi police on September 21 said they've registered a case following a 5-month-old pregnant Kyrgyz woman named Myskal Zhumabaeva and her toddler child were found dead at her friend's residence. Reportedly, Zhumabaeva had a fight with her husband named Vinay Chuhan and that she went to her friend's house as she wasn't feeling well. Police have also found stabbing wounds and are investigating the case to arrest the culprit.

Under the supervision of the 'Meri Saheli' team, established by the Indian Railways to assist women passengers, a 27-year-old woman named Ayesha Khatun has delivered a baby boy inside the train on July 10. Khatun started enduring severe liver pain inside the coach while traveling to Bengaluru. She delivered a healthy baby boy at Bhubaneswar railway station with medical assistance from the 'Meri Saheli' group and the health team.

The Indian Army troops carried a pregnant woman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sumwali village for five kilometres on a stretcher amidst heavy snowfall to render her medical assistance. The woman was then shifted to an Army Gypsy and rushed to a Primary Health Centre late on March 22. Reportedly, after receiving a distress call, the army had reached to help the pregnant in a critical condition. The family later thanked the army for their help.

A couple of Kishundaspur in Uttar Pradesh were booked for allegedly 'honour killing' their unmarried pregnant daughter. Reportedly, the accused- Kamlesh and Anita Devi allegedly killed their daughter on October 25 as she refused to reveal the name of her un-born child's father. The police informed that the accused Kamlesh had filed a case, but probe discovered the duo's role in the murder and evidence were seized.