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On Friday, February 23, Acupuncturist Shihabudeen was apprehended by the Nemom police in Thiruvananthapuram. This arrest follows his alleged involvement in the care of a woman who tragically passed away during childbirth, alongside the newborn baby. According to an officer stationed at the Nemom police station, Shihabudeen faces charges under sections 304 (culpable suicide not amounting to murder), 315 (act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth), and 316 (causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide) of the Indian Penal Code.  Despite reports indicating that Nayas, the husband of the deceased woman, who was also implicated in her death, attempted to assault Shihabudeen at the Nemom police station, an officer refuted any such incident when questioned by TNM. Following the death of his wife, Sameera Beevi, who he reportedly compelled to undergo home delivery by watching YouTube tutorials, Nayas was detained along with the newborn. The couple, who already have three children delivered via cesarean operations, purportedly faced restrictions on hospital visits during Sameera's fourth pregnancy, with Nayas insisting on a home birth. Allegedly, the sole medical intervention allowed was acupuncture, and Shihabudeen was the only specialist consulted during this period. 

On February 20, during Sameera's labour, she received assistance from Nayas's first wife and their daughter, who was studying acupuncture. However, after more than two hours, Sameera began to experience heavy bleeding and lost consciousness. Despite being promptly taken to a hospital, medical professionals pronounced her dead upon arrival. Despite receiving advice from concerned neighbours, the ward councillor, and even the police to seek medical attention more than a month prior, Sameera and Nayas disregarded all recommendations. Nayas persisted in his insistence on conducting the delivery at home.