Woman Killed by Hired Assassins for Giving Birth to Girls

Posted on August 12, 2012 by THE 50 MILLION MISSING CAMPAIGN

August 11, 2012 Gonda, Uttar Pradesh
The husband, in-laws and two other men given life sentence for the murder of Sadhna Singh two years ago. Sadhna had given birth to two daughters, which made her husband and in-laws unhappy. They decided they wanted her husband to marry another woman. So while Sadhna was at school where she taught, two paid assassins on a motorcycle gunned her down.

Woman Burnt To Death For Having Daughters

Posted on April 10, 2012 by THE 50 MILLION MISSING CAMPAIGN

Murshidabad, West Bengal, March 25, 2012
A 25-year old woman, Rupali Bibi was burnt to death by her husband and in-laws, for giving birth to two baby girls consecutively, at Khargram in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Sunday.

 

Burnt To Death For Dowry And Giving Birth To Girls

Posted on October 30, 2011 by THE 50 MILLION MISSING CAMPAIGN

Bicholim, Goa, October 20, 2011

Bicholim police on Wednesday arrested Jagdish Chopdekar on charges of allegedly killing his wife Ujwala, who died due to burn injuries recently at Tikhazan-Mayem. Ujwala’s family filed a complaint with the police, in which they reported that she was being abused for not bringing enough dowry and for giving birth to two girls

Burnt To Death For Giving Birth To Girls

Posted on October 13, 2011 by THE 50 MILLION MISSING CAMPAIGN

Salora village, Maharashtra, October 19, 2007.
What initially was reported to be a case of self-immolation, later turned out to be cold-blooded murder. Sunita Rathod (30) from Salora village, Maharashtra, died of severe burns early on Thursday. The incident was allegedly a fallout of frequent altercations between the couple over the issue of birth of girls—and no male child

Killed In Hospital After Giving Birth To A Girl

Posted on October 13, 2011 by THE 50 MILLION MISSING CAMPAIGN

Ludhiana, Punjab, June 26, 2009.
Neha, died under suspicious circumstances in a city hospital, three days after she had given birth to a girl-child. Neha was also being harassed for not bringing enough dowry. The police has registered a case against four members of her marital family.