She has a severe head injury, bite marks all over her body and is on life support in a Bangalore hospital. The shocking case of three-month-old Afreen — allegedly battered by her own father, as he wanted a male child — came to light yesterday. Afreen, who was allegedly tortured on Thursday, has suffered brain haemorrhage, doctors attending to her at the government-run Vani Vilas Hospital in Bangalore said.

Battered: Like baby Falak (in picture), three-month-old Afreen too has severe head injury, which led to haemorrhage, and bite marks on several parts of her body. File pic