Vadodara: In a horrific incident in a village in Godhra, Gujarat, a 30-year-old woman drowned to death after being allegedly pushed into a well by her husband. According to the police, the victim had four daughters and the husband was upset with her for not bearing a male child.
The incident took place in Bagidol village of Godhra taluka on the night of May 31, 90 kms from here, they said.
The victim, identified as Hetal Parmar was a mother to four daughters. Her husband Jitendra, along with the victim’s in-laws, used to allegedly harass her for not giving birth to a son.
According to a complaint filed by the victim's family member Saidaben Chauhan, the accused fought frequently with the deceased over this issue.
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On the day of incident, the couple again had an altercation after which Jitendra forcibly took his wife to the well and threatened to kill her saying that she does not have the right to live after giving birth to four daughters.
Subsequently, he pushed Hetal into the well and she died after drowning, the complaint said.
Hetal belonged to Kantharai village of Thasra taluka in Kheda district. After marriage, she was staying with her husband at Bagidol village.
Jitendra, who is absconding since the incident has been booked for murder and searches are on to nab him, police added.
(With inputs from PTI)
