Facing social stigma for being 'childless', UP woman kidnaps kid in Delhi, held
The Morning Standard|October 07, 2024
A 37-year-old Nirmala Devi (name changed), who had been unable to conceive in her wedlock, was facing constant humiliation at her in-law's house in Bulandshahar.
UJWAL JALALI
Facing social stigma for being 'childless', UP woman kidnaps kid in Delhi, held

Fed up of humiliation, she made up her mind to become a mother by hook or by crook.

"Why can't I just steal..?," an evil thought crossed her mind and she decided to rob some mother of her child.

But Nirmala was unsure of committing such a crime in Bulandshahr as to how would she be able to make up a story of giving birth to a child given her condition. So, she decided to come to Delhi and was staying in the capital for the past three months with her relatives and finding the right target.

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