Lockdown violence: Man thrashes wife as he loses virtual game

Ahmedabad, Apr 28 () Persuading her husband to playLudo with her so as to keep him indoors during thecoronavirus-enforced lockdown, left a resident of Vadodara inGujarat with a spinal injury, as she was allegedly thrashed byhim each time he lost, an official said on Tuesday.

The incident came to light last weekend when thewoman, a resident of Vemali locality, called up Abhyamhelpline for victims of domestic violence stating that she wasseverely assaulted by her husband, the official said.

The victim had asked her husband to play Ludo with heron a mobile phone in a bid to keep him indoors, he said.

However, the plan backfired when the man startedthrashing his wife every time he lost a game to her, forcingher to consult a doctor for spine injuries, the official said.

"The woman sustained injuries to her spine and had togo to a doctor. Once she got back, she immediately called upthe Abhyam helpline number 181. Our staff counselled thecouple and asked the woman if she needed any protection, whichshe refused," said Chandrakant Makwana, Project Coordinator,Abhyam.

The woman instead decided to go to her mother's placein the city, he said.

No police complaint was lodged. KA PD ARUNSK NSK