See What A Mother-In-Law Did To Her Daughter-In-Law After Astrologers Told Her She Was Expecting A Girl Child

Driven by the rural and cultural belief that female children are worthless than their male counterparts, an Indian Mother-in-law is on the run after pouring acid on her daughter-in-law’s baby bump.

According to Dailymail, the 27-year-old pregnant mother identified as S Girija by police in Nellore, Eastern India collapsed in agony when her husband’s mother and her sister-in-law poured  acid on her baby bump. She is reportedly recovering in hospital.

After proper investigation, officers believe that the women were attempting to kill both the mother and her unborn child after an astrologer said she was expecting a girl.

After committing the evil act, Police reports revealed that Girija’s mother-in-law ran away, but her husband and his father, who were not named in reports, have been arrested in the attempted murder investigation.

Girija already has an 18-month-old daughter and police believe she was attacked to stop her husband fathering a second girl.

According to local reports, the attack came just days after the victim’s mother-in-law had consulted a fortune teller over the baby’s gender.

Medics confirm she has severe burns over 30 percent of her body.

In addition, 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.”

This is typical of the ignorance about and prejudice against a girl child, a commentator said.

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