Kerala Police have launched a probe after a woman died while delivering a child at her house at East Kodur in the Malappuram district on Saturday, April 5. The deceased, identified as 35-year-old Asma, was delivering her fifth child at their rented house. She was a native of Perumbavoor in Ernakulam.
As per reports, after her death, her husband, Sirajuddin, took the body to her residence at Perumbavoor in Ernakulam on Sunday, April 6. The matter came to light when Sirajuddin attempted to bury her body early Sunday morning. Suspicious of his activities, locals alerted the police about the matter.
Perumbavoor police then reached the house and shifted the body to the Perumbavoor Taluk Hospital. The newborn is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Perumbavoor.
Sirajuddin is reportedly a practitioner of Siddha medicine and magic therapy. He also runs a YouTube channel to promote his magic therapies. Asma’s family said that despite heavy bleeding, she was not taken to a hospital in time by her husband. As per locals, the woman delivered the baby at 6 PM, and she died at around 9 PM on Saturday. The husband informed the matter only to his brother-in-law in Alappuzha.
A complaint has been filed saying that the woman died due to the delay in shifting her to the hospital, and police have launched a probe. The police said that an FIR would be registered after recording statements from those involved.
A case of unnatural death has been registered by the Perumbavoor police, while the Malappuram police said they were alerted by the Perumbavoor police and are verifying the details.
Notably, home births has been a topic of debate in Kerala for a while with as many as 18 deaths of newborns during home births in last 5 years, in addition to the deaths of 2 women.
Recently, a Muslim organisation reportedly organised a meet in Kozhikode district to honour women who gave birth to children at their homes and termed them as “brave women”.
This is a program applauding moms who delivered at home, insisting it’s not pushing home births & they are just celebrating “natural” ones. While tech advances globally, why’s this religion stuck in reverse?#HomeBirthsInKerala pic.twitter.com/tWqRtCwXkf
— ɪɴᴋᴏꜱʜɪ🇮🇳 (@inkoTweets) April 6, 2025
However, the local Police said that they couldn’t trace details of any such event.
