The police stated that the woman was left in an unconscious state to die after she was beaten by her husband and inlaws.
Highlights
- Woman was brutally beaten by husband and in-laws for not bearing a male child in UP
- The victim was admitted to a hospital and still remains in critical condition
- The woman was abandoned by her family outside their home while her husband and in-laws fled.
In a shocking incident in UP's Mahoba, a woman was brutally thrashed by her husband and in-laws for not bearing a male child. The police on Saturday stated that the woman was left to die after she was beaten by wooden sticks.
Superintendent of Police, Mahoba, Sudha Singh said, "A 31-year-old woman from the Ramnagar Jukha area under Kotwali Police station was attacked by her husband and in-laws. The incident took place on Thursday night." The mother of two girls has been admitted to a hospital where her condition remains critical, she said
Singh added, "The woman was later abandoned outside the family's house while her husband and in-laws fled."The victim alleged that she was harassed regularly by her in-laws over the issue, she said.
Based on the complaint, an FIR has been lodged under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code against the woman's husband and in-laws, the SP said. Efforts are being made to arrest the accused, she said.
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