Hindu Munnani secy held after he claims contraceptive inserted into woman without consent

TIRUNELVELI: Tirunelveli city police arrested Hindu Munnani state secretary K Kutralanathan here on Sunday for allegedly spreading false information on social media claiming that doctors at Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital (TvMCH) intentionally inserted a copper-T contraceptive device on a Hindu woman without consent after childbirth. He alleged that it was an effort to curb Hindu population.

Sources said a 31-year-old woman from Madurai was admitted to TvMCH and she gave birth on November 25. Her father S Maruthupandian from Tirunelveli Town alleged that doctors inserted a copper-T device into his daughter without obtaining consent from him or her. He claimed that the device was improperly inserted, causing severe bleeding and other health complications.