Gambling addict in India throws acid on wife for refusing to be raped by pals
By Yaron Steinbuch
December 17, 2020 | 9:12am | Updated
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A gambling addict in India doused his wife with acid because she refused to let his friends gang-rape her after he lost a bet, according to reports.
The 36-year-old man had sent his 30-year-old wife of 10 years to be raped by his gambling pals several times since October, the UK’s Independent reported.
“If she ever resisted the sexual exploitation, her husband would beat her and hold her hostage,” police official Rajesh Kumar Jha told the news outlet.
On Saturday, the man threw acid at his wife, who managed to escape to her parents’ and alerted social activist Deepak Singh, who took her to a police station, the Times of India reported.
The husband was arrested the following evening.
“The victim, while narrating her ordeal to police officials, alleged that her husband used to physically torture her as she could not become a mother due to her husband’s alcoholism,” police told the news outlet.
The husband has been booked on multiple charges, including acid attack, gang rape, domestic violence and wrongful confinement, the Independent reported.
The couple have not been named due to laws protecting the identity of victims of sexual crimes.
News of the horrific crime comes amid a coronavirus lockdown period that has resulted in a nearly twofold rise in gender-based violence, according to the National Commission for Women, the outlet reported.
The commission recorded 587 domestic violence complaints in India between March 23 and April 16, a 45 percent spike from the previous 25 days between Feb. 27 and March 22.
By Yaron Steinbuch
December 17, 2020 | 9:12am | Updated
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Members of All India Democratic Women's Association protest against the central and state governments during a demonstration against domestic violence, sexual attacks and discrimination.AFP via Getty Images
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A gambling addict in India doused his wife with acid because she refused to let his friends gang-rape her after he lost a bet, according to reports.
The 36-year-old man had sent his 30-year-old wife of 10 years to be raped by his gambling pals several times since October, the UK’s Independent reported.
“If she ever resisted the sexual exploitation, her husband would beat her and hold her hostage,” police official Rajesh Kumar Jha told the news outlet.
On Saturday, the man threw acid at his wife, who managed to escape to her parents’ and alerted social activist Deepak Singh, who took her to a police station, the Times of India reported.
The husband was arrested the following evening.
“The victim, while narrating her ordeal to police officials, alleged that her husband used to physically torture her as she could not become a mother due to her husband’s alcoholism,” police told the news outlet.
The husband has been booked on multiple charges, including acid attack, gang rape, domestic violence and wrongful confinement, the Independent reported.
The couple have not been named due to laws protecting the identity of victims of sexual crimes.
News of the horrific crime comes amid a coronavirus lockdown period that has resulted in a nearly twofold rise in gender-based violence, according to the National Commission for Women, the outlet reported.
The commission recorded 587 domestic violence complaints in India between March 23 and April 16, a 45 percent spike from the previous 25 days between Feb. 27 and March 22.
