SHILLONG: Taking up the cause of a woman from West Khasi Hills who was allegedly victimized by her estranged husband, the Meghalaya State Women’s Commission filed a complaint against the accused.
The woman, Joshna Nongsiej of Mawsikar village in West Khasi Hills was allegedly physically assaulted by her husband, Sronding Lyngkhoi who also burnt down her house on March 20.
After being denied proper assistance by the village dorbar as well as an NGO, the woman from the remote village had sought the intervention of the MSWC to take up her cause.
Nongsiej had alleged that she was a victim of physical assault during her stay with her husband, adding that she finally decided to leave him after she had two miscarriages.
