Hyderabad, Feb. 12 -- The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) on Thursday, February 12, intervened in a forced abortion case and ordered the police to take immediate action against the perpetrators.

The case concerns a woman named Bhagya, who, after her love marriage with a man named Mahesh, was forced to terminate her four-month pregnancy by her father and brother-in-law.

According to the complaint received by the TGHRC, the accused attempted to get Bhagya's pregnancy terminated at a hospital near Kalwakurthy in Nagarkurnooldistrict. Under severe pressure and harassment, the woman also allegedly attempted suicide at one point, but the police failed to register a first information report (FIR) or take prompt action, her husband ha...