Women beaten for dowry, loses vision
August 29th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A woman in Delhi lost vision in one eye after being beaten by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands, police said Saturday.
The incident happened in Najafgarh area of south-west Delhi Friday, a police official said.
“Geeta, 23 was asked to get Rs.1 lakh by her husband, Vinod and in-laws. As she did not oblige them, they beat her up and one of her eyes got damaged by a sharp-edged weapon,” the official added.
“The woman had given birth to a baby girl ten days ago. She is being treated at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital,” he added.
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