A woman was admitted to hospital in Peshawar with a nail hammered into her head, on the directions of a fake ‘peer‘ (faith healer), in order to give birth to a baby boy. This horrific incident took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
This incident caught the attention of the Peshawar police on Tuesday after pictures of the woman went viral on social media.
“Woman’s image goes viral on social media. On the notice of CCPO Abbas Ahsan, SP City Kafouri initiative, the victim reached Lady Reading Hospital for questioning of hospital entry data, met the hospital management. The process of identifying the victim from the CCTV footage including computer entry is underway,” Capital City Police Peshawar tweeted.
According to the Hospital staff, the victim is a mother to three daughters and so, her husband had threatened to leave her if she gave birth to a fourth girl, according to a newspaper.
She is three months pregnant and because of her husband’s fear she went to a faith healer who gave her Taweez (amulet), things to recite, and the nail. The victim then returned home and hammered the nail in her head. She was discovered by family members after she screamed in pain and was immediately shifted to the hospital.
The victim also disclosed that she would get an ultrasound done after some time to know the gender of her child. In a time when the human civilization is set to build a home on other planets, such type of inhuman and illogical actions really puts a big question mark over our higher intellect.
Superstition at its Peak! Nail hammered into Pregnant woman’s head over birth to a baby boy
