The incident took place in Bagidol village of Godhra taluka on the night of May 31. (Representational Image)
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30-year old woman allegedly pushed into well by husband in Godhra taluka
The woman had 4 daughters, was allegedly harassed by in-laws for no son
Her husband has been missing since the incident, booked for murder
The incident took place in Bagidol village of Godhra taluka on the night of May 31, 90 kms from Vadodara, they said. The victim, identified as Hetal Parmar was a mother to four daughters and her husband Jitendra alongwith the in-laws used to allegedly harass her for not giving birth to a son.
According to a complaint filed by the victim's family member Saidaben Chauhan, the accused fought frequently with the deceased over this issue.
On the day of incident, the couple again had an altercation after which Jitendra forcibly took his wife to the well and threatened to kill her saying that she does not have the right to live after giving birth to four daughters.
Subsequently, he pushed Hetal into the well and she died after drowning, the complaint said.
Hetal belonged to Kantharai village of Thasra taluka in Kheda district. After marriage, she was staying with her husband at Bagidol village. Jitendra, who is absconding since the incident has been booked for murder and searches are on to nab him, police added.
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