
Kajal was four months pregnant when the attack occurred on January 22. Police officials reported that her husband, Ankur Chaudhary, struck her with a metal dumbbell and smashed her head against a door frame. Doctors declared her brain-dead the same night.
Speaking to reporters, Kajal’s brother, Nikhil, recalled his last phone call with her, during which he was forced to hear her screams as she was assaulted.