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Maha: Seven-month pregnant woman commits suicide due to pressure of conversion in Sangli; 3 arrested

Sangli, June 11 (UNI) In a shocking incident, a seven-month pregnant woman who was allegedly fed up of constant pressure from her family members for getting converted to Christianity, committed suicide allegedly by hanging herself in her home in Kupwad of the district on Wednesday.
According to sources in Kupwad MIDC police station, the deceased woman, identified as Rutuja Sukumar Rajge 27), who was seven months pregnant, was mentally and physically harassed by her husband and in-laws for becoming a Christan.
Fed up of daily pressure from family members, she took extreme step.
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