AGRA: Enraged after her husband took away her
phone
because he thought she was spending too much time on it, a 33-year-old woman first
sedated
him at night and tied him to the bed. She went on to thrash him and give
electric shock
. When their 14-year-old son tried to save his father, he too was beaten. The incident occurred on May 18 in
Mainpuri
, police said on Thursday.
The husband, Pradeep Singh, is undergoing treatment at Saifai Medical College, officials said. Singh got married to Baby Yadav, daughter of Diwan Singh from Bidhuna, Auraiya, in 2007. In his complaint, he alleged, "My wife used to talk to someone every day on her mobile phone. I objected to it and informed her family. At their request, I took her mobile phone. This made her angry, and she threatened to kill me and my son. On the night of May 18, she sedated me and subjected me to brutal
torture
. She repeatedly struck me with a cricket bat, causing severe injuries on my head and body. She also gave me electric shocks. When my son attempted to intervene and save me, she assaulted him as well."
SHO Kishni police station Anil Kumar said, "A case under IPC sections 307, 328 and 506 registered against the accused woman, who is on the run."
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