A man in India's West Bengal state chopped off his wife's hand from the wrist on Monday, allegedly in a crime of jealousy to prevent her from taking a state government nursing job, local media has reported.
After the incident, Sher Mohammod, a resident of Ketugram village in East Burdwan district, admitted his wife Renu Khatun to a local hospital for treatment. Mohammad reportedly hid parts of her hand at his home to make sure doctors were unable to reattach it through surgery.
Later, the husband and his family absconded, the report details.
Man in India chops off his wife's hand to stop her from taking a government job
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According to neighbours, the couple used to have frequent quarrels as Mohammod, who was unemployed while his wife was at nursing training and worked as a nursing assistant, forced his wife to reject the government offer.
Ripon Sekh, Khatun's elder brother, told local media that since his sister had got the appointment letter, Mohammad had been insisting that she reject that offer.
"However, my sister always dreamt of pursuing a nursing career and she refused. We never knew that Sher Mohammad's feeling of insecurity will take such a tragic turn," Sekh said.