Mluru: 'We The Women' writes to Police Commissioner against Communalizing of Vijaylaxmi murder case
Mangaluru: ‘We The Women’ Mangaluru chapter on Monday wrote a letter to the city’s Commissioner of Police against the “false narratives of forced conversions” coined by right-wing organizations in the Morgans Gate family suicide case.
In the letter, the organization stated that the case should be treated as a case of gender/domestic violence instead of booking another woman for abetment of suicide.
In the case, police had recently revealed that a woman named Noor Jahan was charged for abetting suicide following allegations of forced conversion.
“Concerning the recent incident, where a man killed his wife and his children and thereafter committed suicide, we gather from the press conference held by the department that a case of abetment to suicide has been registered against a Ms. Noorjahan. The facts suggest that the deceased father/husband Nagesh killed his wife and then his children, and thereafter committed suicide. Before the happenings, it also suggests that Nagesh had been perpetrating domestic violence against his wife Vijayalaxmi.
“From a legal perspective, We the Women - Mangaluru strongly believes that this case must be viewed as a case of domestic violence and murder of Vijayalaxmi and her two children, committed by the husband. The man may have committed suicide thereafter knowing he had no way to escape the consequences of his actions. Instead, we note that this rather gruesome incident is being portrayed as a case of conversion,” the letter stated.
Taking note of the media portrayal of the case, the letter added “The media is portraying the incident as a suicide pact which is contrary to the facts of the case. What steps are being taken by the Mangalore Police Commissionerate to stop such improper portrayal of the whole sorry case? As you are well aware, the murder which is an act of gender-based violence is being portrayed in a completely different light.”
“The incident has to be viewed as an act of violence against the woman and her children and immediate steps must be taken to stop the false and provocative portrayal in the media. Especially the manner in which sections of the media seem intent to create and promote feelings of enmity and hatred on grounds of religion,” it demanded.
“Organizations such as the VHP, Bajrang Dal have been at the forefront of the case, conducting protests and creating false narratives of forced conversions around this incident. We are concerned that the incident is being used to drive a communal agenda and sow seeds of enmity, hatred between different religious communities in the District.
“The statements issued in these gatherings are in clear violation of IPC section 153A, 153B(c). To safeguard communal harmony and the environment of peaceful co-existence in our city and district, we request that necessary action be taken against individuals and organizations that are indulging in unconstitutional, incendiary narratives around this case,” the letter further stated.
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Madras HC strikes down TN order limiting maternity leave for third child
Chennai: The Madras High Court has set aside a Tamil Nadu government order restricting maternity leave for a third pregnancy to 12 weeks, holding the move to be contrary to established legal principles.
A division bench comprising Justices R Suresh Kumar and N Senthil Kumar ruled that there was no justification to treat third pregnancies differently from the first two, observing that the physical and medical requirements of childbirth remain the same irrespective of the number of pregnancies, as reported by The News Minute.
According to a report published by Live Law, the court was hearing a petition filed by Shayee Nisha, a staff member of the district judiciary in Villupuram, whose request for maternity leave from February 2026 to February 2027 had been curtailed to three months by authorities citing the March 13, 2026 government order.
Quashing the decision of the Principal District Judge and related directions asking her to resume duty, the bench directed that she be granted maternity leave on par with that provided for earlier pregnancies, allowing up to 365 days.
The court noted that both the Supreme Court of India and earlier rulings of the High Court had consistently held that maternity benefits cannot be denied for a third child. Holding the restriction to be unsustainable, the court directed authorities to process maternity leave applications without discrimination based on the number of pregnancies.
It also pointed out that a similar issue had been addressed by a division bench earlier this year, which had disapproved denial of maternity leave in such cases and directed that its ruling be circulated among judicial officers. Despite this, the state issued the impugned order, the bench observed.
