UP woman burns her face after husband taunts her for being too pretty'

Pilibhit: In an unfortunate incident, Rekha Lodhi, a 30-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district burnt her face after being repeatedly taunted by husband for being ‘too pretty’.

According to a report, two years into marriage, Rekha’s husband, Nirmal, began taunting her for being ‘too beautiful’ and would get angry on Rekha for ‘attracting unwanted attention’ from friends, relatives and neighbours.

Fed up with husband’s taunts and to dodge attention, Rekha burnt her face. The doctors said she has sustained 20 to 25 per cent burns and is out of danger but has been disfigured for life.

“I could handle the slights till they came from my husband but it became too much when my father-in-law joined in. It became impossible for me to fight both my husband and him,” Rekha was quoted as saying in the report.

The report further said that Rekha has refused to file a complaint against her husband, even though her mother wants justice for her daughter.