Saturday, September 10, 2011

Sept 10, 2011: Drunk husband sets woman on fire for giving birth to girl child

, TNN | Sep 10, 2011, 03.45AM IST
GREATER NOIDA: The trauma faced by women after giving birth to a girl child does not seem to end. A 26-year-old woman was burnt to death by her husband in Dankaur area for giving birth to a daughter on Friday afternoon. The accused has been arrested and the deceased's body has been sent for post mortem.

According to Dankaur station officer Anuj Chowdhary, they got a report around 2 pm that a man had set his wife on fire in Dhanauri Kalan village. The deceased has been identified as Babita, a native of Khurja. She got married to the accused Jeet Singh six years back. "Babita had given birth to three children, including two sons, but due to some reasons the boys died. The couple has a three-year-old daughter," said Chowdhary.

On Friday afternoon, Jeet Singh reached his residence in an inebriated state and started abusing and beating his wife. He then poured kerosene and set her on fire.

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