Indore Woman Inflicts Burns On 9-Year-Old Daughter’s Private Parts As Punishment For Bedwetting

A woman allegedly inflicted burns on the private parts of her nine-year-old adopted daughter as a punishment for bedwetting in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. An offence has been registered against the 40-year-old woman under sections 294 (abusing). Alongwith 323 (manhandling) and 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 506 (threatening) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), MIG police station in-charge Ajay Verma said.

The accused woman is a close relative of the victim and had adopted her, he said.

The woman had inflicted burns on the child’s private parts as a punishment for wetting her bed at night, the official said, adding that no arrest has been made so far in the case.

Meanwhile, Child Welfare Committee (CWC) Indore president Pallavi Porwal said the girl had sustained serious burn injuries on her private parts, some hair on her head had been uprooted and there were nail injury marks on her body.

Looking at the child’s condition, it appears that the woman who adopted her has a perverted mentality, as she crossed all limits of cruelty, she said.