Surat: Man attacks wife for talking over phone

TNN | Updated: Apr 30, 2020, 09:55 IST

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SURAT: While she working seven hours daily at the garment unit, the 28-year-old woman’s husband never had any doubts on her fidelity in their six years of married life.
But the forced 24 hours proximity amid lockdown changed the equations, with him casting aspersions on his wife’s repeated phone calls. He started getting suspicious about her character.
While in reality, the mother of two, who is a worried homemaker, had been making frantic calls to her colleagues and employer to check on her job and also whether the unit started operating after recently announced relaxations.
Suresh Babu (names changed) started resorting to domestic violence on his wife, Rita, residents of Sachin. Natives of Odisha, the man works as a security guard started to manhandle his wife, who in desperation contacted 181 Abhayam helpline seeking protection and help.
A team of 181 counsellor responded to her call and visited the family. They counselled the man and explained him the real picture. “After the recent relaxation in lockdown outside city’s limits, the woman was hoping that her garment unit starts functioning. The unit is out of Surat Municipal Corporation limits,” an official of 181 Abhayam helpline said.
“Rita used to call up the other women who worked with her to discuss the issue. She also made calls to her male seniors to check if they are retaining her on the job after the lockdown. However, her husband mistook the calls and thought them to be signs of infidelity,” the official said.
He first scolded her and then began to hit her. Fearing further attacks in the future, the woman called the helpline which helped the couple reach a compromise. “We cleared his doubts and the man has no problem with his wife now,” the official added.