UP man kills second wife after getting desired son, arrested by police

Police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his second wife approximately eighteen months after she gave birth to their son. The accused had remarried specifically hoping for a male child, having had five daughters from a previous relationship. The victim had left her first husband to marry the accused, a union that initially faced opposition from their families. Tensions in the marriage grew after the accused refused to accept the woman's daughter from her first marriage. The case highlights the tragic consequences of son preference and domestic conflict.