Shahjahanpur: In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old woman was scalded when her husband poured boiling water on her for not giving birth to a male child.
The incident took place last week but the case was registered against the husband Satyapal on Wednesday (August 18) after the victim Sanju`s father lodged a complaint with the police.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Sanjeev Bajpai, said the accused is absconding and efforts are on to arrest him at the earliest.
According to the woman`s father, Satyapal had also been pressuring her to bring Rs 50,000 from her parents.
The couple had married in 2013 and have three daughters -- the youngest was born last year.
The woman is undergoing treatment in a local hospital.
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