Woman brutally beaten with hockey sticks by in-laws for giving birth to a GIRL
A WOMAN has been brutally beaten by two men - for giving birth to a girl.
HORRIFIC moment woman is beaten for giving birth to girl in India
The disturbing incident was caught on video and shows the defenceless woman screaming as she is smashed with hockey sticks by her own brother-in-law and one of his friends.
The Indian woman has been identified as 35-year-old Meena Kashyap, who was attacked on July 14 by the men.
Footage from the video appears to show a woman being beaten with hockey sticks
Police are said to be in the process of charging the men
She had previously made a complaint about violence in April, local media reported.
The victim, from Patiala, Punjab in India, gave birth to a girl whom her husband's family refused to accept and a number of beatings followed.
The woman is believed to be from Patiala in the Punjab
The pair were also involved in a dispute over 700,000 rupees (£8,300) that was given by the bride's parents to her new husband's family at their wedding.
Dowries are technically illegal, as thousands of women are killed and abused by in-laws over the payments each year. However, the custom is still widely practiced.
Husband Dalit Singh, his brother Kamaljeet and friend known as Gaurav are expected to be charged for a variety of crimes including trespassing and “voluntarily causing hurt”.
The victim's family are asking why the police did nothing after previous complaints
The victim's father said: “We had complained about the issue last year itself but nothing was being done regarding that.
“They have been married for the past two years now and have a girl child. Their family asked for 700,000 rupees for dowry.”
The investigation is ongoing.