The local police has asked Poonam to hire a vehicle and give them money for petrol and ‘other expenses’ if she wants them to locate her husband. Poonam was only 16 years old when she got married to Rajesh, a salesman in a local firm. She came to know about her positive status during delivery of her daughter in May last year. The husband threw her out saying that he did not have enough money for the treatment. Rajesh also kept the baby.
The hapless woman was also disowned by her father. She knocked at every possible door, but nothing happened. She then wrote to the chief minister last month. The CM’s office directed State AIDS Control Society to help Poonam get a job and asked police to take action against her husband and help her get custody of her daughter.
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Source: Times of India