In Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun, a man named Panna Lal was sentenced to life imprisonment for a horrific crime committed in September 2020. Driven by a desire for a son, Panna Lal, who already had five daughters with his wife Anita, attacked her with a sickle to determine the gender of their unborn child.
Married for 22 years, Panna Lal and Anita had frequent disputes over the gender of their children, as Panna Lal desperately wanted a son. Despite attempts by Anita’s family to intervene, Panna Lal threatened to divorce Anita and remarry to fulfill his wish.
[adinserter name="One"]On the day of the incident, an argument between the couple escalated. Enraged, Panna Lal threatened to cut open Anita’s stomach to check the gender of the unborn baby. When Anita resisted, he attacked her with a sickle, inflicting a deep cut that left her intestines hanging out. At eight months pregnant, Anita ran out onto the street, where her brother, working nearby, heard her screams and rescued her, while Panna Lal fled the scene.
[adinserter name="Two"]Anita was rushed to the hospital and survived the attack, but tragically, her baby boy could not be saved. In court, Panna Lal claimed that Anita had inflicted the wounds on herself to frame him due to a property dispute with her brothers. However, Assistant District Government Counsel (criminal), Munendra Pratap Singh, refuted this, highlighting the severity of the crime and the intent behind it.
[adinserter name="Three"]Anita provided a harrowing testimony, recalling how Panna Lal’s attack left her gravely injured. Recognizing the gravity of the crime, the court sentenced Panna Lal to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 50,000. Anita welcomed the verdict, expressing relief that justice had been served.
