Thrown Out of The House For Giving Birth To A Girl

Raipur, Bihar, 20 December, 2008.

Twenty eight-year-old Sona Kashyap was thrown out of the house by her husband Deepak early this month after she delivered a girl despite having undergone an operation. Read the report here

Woman’s Nose Chopped Off For Having A Girl

Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.

Kunti, a 23 year-old woman said she was beaten by her husband Shyam Behari, a carpenter by profession, who in a fit of anger attacked her with a butcher’s knife after learning of the news of a second daughter.”He wanted a boy, but I gave birth to a girl and that’s why he got agitated and chopped off my nose.” Read the report here

Slit Throat and Cigarette Burns For Having Daughters

RAJAHMUNDRY, Andhra Pradesh,  May 23, 2011

A top ranking Indian government official  slit the throat and cut the hands of his wife for giving birth to two girls in East Godavari district.  Doctors found several knife cuts and cigarette burns on the body of Padmavathi, 39, who was married to K Satish Kumar, 47, deputy commercial tax officer (DCTO). Read the report here.