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AHMEDABAD: A 26-year-old woman from Juhapura on Wednesday filed a complaint against her husband, for allegedly beating her as she did not fast because she was sick.

The complainant, who has a five-year-old daughter, in her FIR at Vejalpur police station alleged that she was unable to observe fast as she had stone in kidney and was taking medication for it.

On Tuesday, her husband asked her why she was not fasting . She told him it was not possible as she had to take medicines.

Her husband then got angry and said that she was just making excuses not to fast.

When the woman tried to calm him down, he began abusing her and when she confronted about his abusive words, he slapped and punched her, the FIR states.

He then pulled off his leather belt and started flogging her with it. As she cried out for help, her in-laws rescued her from her husband.

He then allegedly threatened her to kill if she did not begin fasting. After threatening her, he left the house.

The woman then approached her aunt, who took her to a nearby hospital.

Police took her statement at the hospital and booked her husband under IPC Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 294B (uttering obscene words) and 506 (2) (punishment for criminal intimidation).

