Women beaten for dowry, loses vision

NEW DELHI - A woman in Delhi lost vision in one eye after being beaten by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands, police said Saturday.

The incident happened in Najafgarh area of south-west Delhi Friday, a police official said.

“Geeta, 23 was asked to get Rs.1 lakh by her husband, Vinod and in-laws. As she did not oblige them, they beat her up and one of her eyes got damaged by a sharp-edged weapon,” the official added.

“The woman had given birth to a baby girl ten days ago. She is being treated at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital,” he added.