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A man named Gopinath Janku Pradhan was denied bail by the Bombay High Court after being accused of drowning his one-month-old granddaughter in 2023. The court noted that the infant was murdered because the family did not want a second girl child. Following the death, the family attempted to conceal the crime by claiming an animal had taken the infant and proceeding with a hurried cremation. A post-mortem examination eventually confirmed the cause of death as asphyxia due to drowning.
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M M Nerlikar
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“deeply unfortunate that even after 80 years of independence, people in our county still prefer a male child.”
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…bail plea, claimed innocence and pointed out that the mother of the deceased child, who was also an accused in the case, has already been granted bail. The Bench of Justice Nerlikar, in its order, noted that it was " deeply unfortunate that even after 80 years of independence, people in our county still prefer a male child. " It added that the infant was murdered because the family did not want another girl child. "The family, all accused in the case, made a hue and cry that someone killed the child and created a scene that some animal may…
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