Software employee attempts to electrocute wife for giving birth to girl, held

A software employee in Andhra Pradesh has been arrested for his alleged attempt to kill his wife. The accused, S Rajaratnam reportedly tried to electrocute his wife after days of torture following the birth of a baby girl.

The accused is said to have tied a wire to his wife’s hand and attempted to shock her while she was sleeping.

The wife, Prashanti lodged a complaint against her husband on Saturday in Penamaluru police station in Krishna district.

According to the police, the couple had been having trouble in their marriage for the past two years.

Two years ago, the couple were blessed with a baby boy. The wife gave birth to a baby girl this year on January 28 and since then Rajaratnam had been harassing his wife demanding dowry.

He reportedly did not go to the office and instead used to work from home. According to the complaint filed by Prashanti, she has been harassed both physically and emotionally for a long time. Also, there were several marks which could be seen on her face and body.