<p>A woman carrying her baby who approached a local government office for grievance redressal attempted self-immolation on the premises after the officials concerned reportedly did not pay heed to her repeated requests for help.</p>

<p>The incident took place in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district, on the day when the local administration had organised a grievance redressal camp.</p>

<p>A few of the journalists who were at the spot covering the event spotted the woman pouring kerosene upon herself.</p>

<p>"When we looked around, we realised that this was happening just a few feet from where we were standing. The woman seemed to be in extreme distress and had doused herself and her daughter in kerosene and was just about to strike the matchbox. Three of us intervened and tried to reason with her and snatched the matchbox out of her hands," Sethu, a photojournalist, told WION.</p>

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<p>According to reports, the woman had approached the office seeking help against dowry harassment. The woman and her child were abandoned by her husband after unable to provide Rs.500,000 cash in dowry.</p>

<p>"There is no respite for me, and nobody has helped… My husband abandoned me and did not even come to see the girl child when she was born. He is saying that he doesn’t like me… He(my husband Ramesh) is working at the Keelakarai branch of the Indian Bank, and has been demanding Rs 500,000—this after he took 15 sovereigns of gold ornaments,” the woman can be heard while weeping and lamenting in the clip.</p>

<p>&nbsp;Following the incident, the journalists Sethu, Kumar and Veera called the police and ensured that the distressed woman was taken to safety.</p>


A woman carrying her baby who approached a local government office for grievance redressal attempted self-immolation on the premises after the officials concerned reportedly did not pay heed to her repeated requests for help.

A woman carrying her baby who approached a local government office for grievance redressal attempted self-immolation on the premises after the officials concerned reportedly did not pay heed to her repeated requests for help. The incident took place in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district, on the day when the local administration had organised a grievance redressal camp. A few of the journalists who were at the spot covering the event spotted the woman pouring kerosene upon herself. "When we looked around, we realised that this was happening just a few feet from where we were standing. The woman seemed to be in extreme distress and had doused herself and her daughter in kerosene and was just about to strike the matchbox. Three of us intervened and tried to reason with her and snatched the matchbox out of her hands," Sethu, a photojournalist, told WION. Journalists in #ramanathapuram #TamilNadu rescue a lady, who attempted to self-immolate along with her infant,as authorities didn't act upon her complaints of husband abandoning her & daughter, demanding dowry Journos Sethu, Kumar, Veera saved the duo right in time 🙏🙌#India pic.twitter.com/wZucjT4P4s — Sidharth.M.P (@sdhrthmp) May 12, 2022 × According to reports, the woman had approached the office seeking help against dowry harassment. The woman and her child were abandoned by her husband after unable to provide Rs.500,000 cash in dowry. "There is no respite for me, and nobody has helped… My husband abandoned me and did not even come to see the girl child when she was born. He is saying that he doesn’t like me… He(my husband Ramesh) is working at the Keelakarai branch of the Indian Bank, and has been demanding Rs 500,000—this after he took 15 sovereigns of gold ornaments,” the woman can be heard while weeping and lamenting in the clip. Following the incident, the journalists Sethu, Kumar and Veera called the police and ensured that the distressed woman was taken to safety.

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<p>In a major setback for Mohammed Shami, the Kolkata police Thursday charged the Indian pacer under IPC 498A and 354A for alleged dowry harassment and sexual harassment respectively.</p>

<p>After this charge sheet, Shami's World Cup campaign could be in jeopardy as the next hearing of the case has been kept on June 22, while the ICC tournament starts from May 30.</p>

<p>The charge sheet was filed after Shami’s estranged wife Hasin Jahan accused him of domestic violence.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On March 8, 2018 Jahan lodged a complaint against her husband and his elder brother Hasib Ahmad. Allegations of threat, infidelity and dowry demand were levelled against the cricketer, which the cricketer denied.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The two got married on April 7, 2014, about two years after they met at a Kolkata Knight Riders party. They have a three-and-a-half-year-old daughter.</p>

<p>Shami was also subjected to a probe by the anti-corruption unit of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after his wife accused him of receiving money from a Pakistani woman on the insistence of an England-based businessman, Mohammad Bhai.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, the BCCI cleared him of the charges.</p>


In a major setback for Mohammed Shami, the Kolkata police Thursday charged the Indian pacer under IPC 498A and 354A for alleged dowry harassment and sexual harassment respectively.

In a major setback for Mohammed Shami, the Kolkata police Thursday charged the Indian pacer under IPC 498A and 354A for alleged dowry harassment and sexual harassment respectively. After this charge sheet, Shami's World Cup campaign could be in jeopardy as the next hearing of the case has been kept on June 22, while the ICC tournament starts from May 30. The charge sheet was filed after Shami’s estranged wife Hasin Jahan accused him of domestic violence. On March 8, 2018 Jahan lodged a complaint against her husband and his elder brother Hasib Ahmad. Allegations of threat, infidelity and dowry demand were levelled against the cricketer, which the cricketer denied. A chargesheet has been filed against cricketer Mohammed Shami. He has been charged under IPC 498A (dowry harassment) and 354A (sexual harrasment). (file pic) pic.twitter.com/6o6sBbtqY8 — ANI (@ANI) March 14, 2019 × The two got married on April 7, 2014, about two years after they met at a Kolkata Knight Riders party. They have a three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. Shami was also subjected to a probe by the anti-corruption unit of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after his wife accused him of receiving money from a Pakistani woman on the insistence of an England-based businessman, Mohammad Bhai. However, the BCCI cleared him of the charges.

Indian pacer Mohammed Shami charged by Kolkata police for alleged dowry, sexual harassment

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