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(India Today)A father of five daughters in Uttar Pradeshs Budaun has allegedly ripped open the stomach of his pregnant wife on Saturday evening, to find out if she was going to give birth to a son this time, according to reports.The woman is severely injured, and has been taken to a Bareilly hospital, officials said.The man, identified as Pannalal, has slit the stomach of his wife, 35, with a sharp-edged weapon in the Nekpur locality under the Civil Lines police station area, Pravin Singh Chauhan, senior police official (City), was quoted as saying.An FIR has been lodged in the case.
The man has been arrested.
We are looked into the reasons behind the crime, Chauhan added.The family of the woman has alleged that Pannalal wanted a son and committed the crime to know if it was male or female foetus.The woman was around to seven months pregnant, the police said.
An investigation is underway.