An HIV-affected married couple has reportedly been ostracised by family members as well as villagers in Kunjakodhi gram panchayat under Erasama block in Jagatsinghpur district.
What has made their life more miserable is that the district police have not yet risen up to their plights even as they have many times approached the local police and the SP as well.
According to reports, the youth was affected by HIV/AIDS after his first wedding with a girl in Hyderabad where he was working. He said that he was unaware of the fact that his spouse was infected with the deadly virus. After his wife died of the disease, he returned his village. later, he was diagnosed with HIV and underwent treatment at the SCB Medical College Hospital for 15 days in the year 2010.
When his family knew it, his elder brother didn’t allow him to stay at home with them. He was staying outside the home when he married another woman, who was also an AIDS patient. The couple has a son now.
The couple alleged that they were driven out of the house. The family members and villagers do not allow them to stay in village. Even they went to the Erasama police station and the SP office seeking justice, but in vein.