S Girija was attacked by her in-laws
This is the heartbreaking story of a pregnant mother who is now
recovering in hospital after her Indian in-laws poured acid on her bump
in an attempt to fry the baby after a prediction it would be a girl.
According toDailymail
the 27-year-old victim identified as S Girija by police in Nellore,
eastern India collapsed in agony when her husband's mother and her
sister-in-law poured a powerful acid on her baby bump following a
prediction by an astrologer that she was expecting a girl.
After executing the evil act, the victim's mother-in-law escaped.
The police later arrested the woman's husband and his father, who were
not named in reports.
Girija already has an 18-month-old daughter and police believe she
was attacked to stop her husband fathering a second girl. Medics say she
has severe burns over 30 percent of her body.
A senior officer told local media: 'We are waiting for chemical analysis report.
'It appears that they mixed a chemical in kerosene and poured it over her.
'We are on a look-out for Girija's mother-in-law.'
Many Indians from rural or traditional backgrounds believe female children are worth less than boys.
One commentator told local media: 'This is typical of the ignorance about and prejudice against a girl child.'
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