UP Man, Father Of 5 Girls, Cuts Open Wife’s Stomach To Check Baby’s Gender

A man in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun was sentenced to life in prison after he used a sickle to cut open his pregnant wife’s stomach to check if she was going to give birth to a boy or a girl.

Panna Lal, a resident of Badaun’s Civil Lines, had attacked his wife Anita in September 2020.

The couple were married for 22 years and had five daughters. However, they used to fight regularly as Panna Lal wanted her to give birth to a boy. Anita’s family knew about the couple’s dispute and tried to convince Panna Lal to stop fighting but he threatened to divorce Anita and marry another woman to father a son.

On the day of the incident, the couple fought over the gender of the unborn baby again. Enraged, Panna Lal threatened to cut open Anita’s stomach to check if she was pregnant with a boy or a girl. When Anita fought back, he threatened to kill her.