BAHAWALPUR, Feb 27: Police on Tuesday arrested a man who allegedly got a kidney of his wife removed after she was hospitalised following a miscarriage.

According to complainant Samia Bibi, she went through the trauma of the miscarriage during her first pregnancy because of the physical torture by her husband Shakeel.

After her recovery, she was abandoned (but not divorced) by Shakeel and forced to live with her parents. There she fell ill and learnt about the kidney removal when she visited a doctor.

Her father arranged a `Panchayat’ where, she claimed, Shakeel confessed that he had sold the kidney and bought a tractor.

Samia lodged an FIR with Nowshehra Jadid police last week against her husband, father-in-law Ismaeel and two others for abetment. The three have already been arrested.

She told police that she was not aware of the hospital where her kidney was removed because she was unconscious following miscarriage. Law experts said the hospital and the doctor(s) were equally guilty if her claim was true.

The complainant has meanwhile been advised Intravenese PyleoGraphy (IVP) examination to ascertain the removal of kidney.

Bahawal Victoria Hospital acting medical superintendent Khalid Majid told Dawn that the victim was brought to hospital for medical examination. The radiologist on duty conducted an ultrasound test and advised her IVP.

The IVP, he added, was essential for the confirmation of her claim.

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