Woman suffers miscarriage, 3 booked

Vadodara: Three persons were booked by the Jawaharnagar police for assaulting a pregnant woman in her mid-20s who later suffered a miscarriage.
The incident occurred on Sunday night in Bajwa village on the outskirts of the city. According to the police, the accused barged in the house of the complainant identified as Kanita Vahoniya at about 8.30 pm.
One of the accused Rajesh Hathila began arguing with Kanita and asked her why she was spreading rumours about his wife, Surekha. The argument soon turned into a brawl following which Rajesh assaulted Kanita, who was two month pregnant, with a stick. She suffered injuries on her abdomen and suffered a miscarriage.
The cops have booked Rajesh, Surekha and Kalsingh Hathila who are absconding.
The police said that the accused are neighbours of Kanita and her husband used to spend a lot of time with them that led to frequent arguments between the couple.