Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that the woman who had claimed to be a victim of braid chopping was suffering postpartum depression.
“Yesterday police station Sadder received an information that a braid chopping incident has occurred in Chanapora area and one Wasim Yousuf Bhat of Roselane Colony alleged that braid of his wife namely Aasia has been chopped by some unknown person after spraying some substance on her face when she was near the bathroom in their compound,” a police spokesman said.
He said the ‘victim’ was immediately shifted to hospital and police also rushed to the hospital and upon questioning it surfaced that she went to use the bathroom, situated outside when there was no family member present in the compound. “Doctors confirmed that no spray has been used on the victim”
The spokesman said that her father-in law alleged the strangulation which was again denied by doctors.
“There was no injury mark on the victim. Her mother and mother-in-law have expired recently,” he said. The woman has delivered a baby girl recently.
“Clinical psychologists suggest that it can be a case of postpartum depression. A condition which occurs after the delivery of baby to a mother. The depression remains intense for the first 6 months post delivery,” the spokesman said, adding, “Mother finds it difficult to cope up with new additional responsibilities. She has sleepless nights, mood swings and her biological clock gets disturbed.”
In this particular case, he said, the mother of the victim has recently expired and her mother in law has also expired both of whom are a big support to a new mother and husband due to his own engagements was unable to share the responsibilities. “All this aggravated her condition which led her to resort to the act. She is now getting all attention and sympathy from her family members.”
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