GUWAHATI: In a shocking turn of events, a woman was allegedly killed by her in-laws for giving birth to a girl child in the Bhairabnagar area in Assam's Karimganj district.
As per reports, the woman allegedly died after being forced to consume acid by her husband and in-laws. The deceased has been identified as Sumna Begum.
According to locals, the woman was subjected to the crime by her husband and her in-laws for failing to give birth to a boy.
Following the incident, the accused husband, identified as Shakeel Ahmed, was taken into police custody.
The victim woman was taken immediately to a nearby hospital, however, she succumbed during treatment.
In another news from Assam, a newborn baby died due to a doctor's alleged negligence at the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital (FAAMCH), Barpeta.
A pregnant woman named Dharitri Nath (22), wife of Mantu Nath, of Soruharid village under Sarbhog police station in the Barpeta district, was admitted at FAAMCH on July 6. According to the complaint of her husband, the doctor kept her waiting to conduct normal delivery despite her severe pain.
Her family repeatedly urged the doctor and the nurses for a caesarian operation, but the doctor was allegedly adamant.
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