Uttar Pradesh: Man slits open pregnant wife’s belly to 'check baby’s gender'

The belly of a four-month pregnant woman was slit open by her husband who charged on her with a sickle after being told by a priest that she was expecting another girl child, the sixth in a row. Pannalal, 43, attacked his wife Anita Devi on Saturday night at their home in UP’s Budaun district, leaving her in a pool of blood. Anita’s family told investigators that Pannalal attacked and cut open her stomach to “know the gender” of the child. An FIR was registered and Pannalal booked under section 307 (attempt to murder) and other sections of the IPC.