Woman pours scalding water on hubby for not shaving beard

He had never imagined that his beard, which he had kept owing to his religious beliefs, will one day put his life in danger.
 
In a shocking incident, a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district, about 400 kilometres from here, allegedly poured scalding water on her husband for not shaving his beard.
 
The incident occurred at Jamalpur Colony in Quarsi area in the district on Thursday.
 
The husband, identified as Salman, was admitted to the hospital with severe burn injuries and was stated to be in a critical condition.
 
According to the police sources, Salman had married Nagma, a resident of Khaidori village in the district, about six months back. Nagma did not want her husband to keep beard and had asked him several times to shave it. Being deeply religious minded Salman had always refused to shave off his beard.
 
The couple used to often fight over the issue, sources said.
 
An angry Nagma allegedly poured scalding water on Salman, when he was asleep. As Salman cried in pain, the neighbors rushed there and took him to the hospital. He was later shifted to the Medical College hospital in Aligarh town for treatment. According to the doctors his condition is critical.
 
A case has been registered at Quarsi police station in this regard, the police said. Nagma is yet to be arrested. ''We are investigating the matter...we will take action if the allegations turn out to be correct,'' said a senior district police official in Aligarh.