A three-month-old baby, Neha Afreen, was allegedly battered by her own father who wanted a baby boy instead.
In a shocking reminder that Baby Falak-like cases have not ended in India, our very own Bangalore has a shameful tale to tell. A three-month-old baby, Neha Afreen, was allegedly battered by her own father who wanted a baby boy instead. Baby Neha is now battling for her life at Vani Vilas Hospital, after sustaining serious head injuries and suffering from trauma when her father, Umar Farooq, 37, battered her head with a blunt object at his residence in KG Halli on Thursday night.
Shockingly, this is not the first time that Baby Neha was targeted by Farooq. He had tried to kill his daughter at least thrice before, KG Halli police said. Baby Neha’s mother and Farooq’s second wife, Reshma Banu, had informed her parents about Farooq’s behaviour. They advised her to leave him for a few days, hoping that he would cool down, police said.
His cruelty towards his daughter was influenced by the birth of a baby boy to one of his close relatives. He has been harassing Reshma ever since for having delivered a girl. The two were married in December 2010.
Farooq went absconding after putting his daughter at the doorsteps of death. But he was arrested on Sunday.
Reshma said the latest attack on Baby Neha happened on Thursday night. She said Farooq, an alcoholic, returned home in the evening and quarrelled with her. He then stuffed the baby’s mouth with a cloth to stifle her painful cries when he battered her head with a blunt object.
Reshma and a few neighbours rushed the baby to the nearest private hospital. But noticing the serious nature of injuries on the baby’s head, the doctors suggested they take her to Vani Vilas Hospital. Baby Neha is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit for the past three days.
Reshma had refrained from filing a police complaint against her husband on earlier occasions when Farooq had attacked Baby Neha. This time, the sheer brutality of the attack forced her to “teach him a lesson”. The police are also trying to find out why Farooq was separated from his first wife.
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