Imam arrested for killing pregnant wife in Uttar Pradesh mosque

Murdered wife after learning through witchcraft that she had a daughter in her womb !

Lucknow (UP) – Police have arrested an imam for killing his pregnant wife in a mosque in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Accused Imam Usman has confessed the crime. Usman said that his wife Hina was 8 months pregnant. He wanted a son. So, he used witchcraft to find out what was in his wife’s womb. Upon learning that Hina had a daughter in her womb, he asked her to have an abortion, which she refused. He then killed his wife on 12^th May by pushing her from the roof of the mosque. Hina fell from the roof of the mosque and died on the spot.

Saharanpur: Imam arrested for killing his 8-months pregnant wife after suspecting she was pregnant with a girl, tried to blame the murder on ‘7-headed Kali’ https://t.co/sqTVqPIEGk

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After learning that Imam Usman was her daughter’s killer, Hina’s mother lodged a complaint with the Saharanpur Police against Usman and his two accomplices. While investigating the case, Imam was found guilty, said Police officer Piyush Dixit.

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