Indian man is accused of killing year - old baby girl because he wanted a son . The United Nations says India is the most dangerous place to be a girl . It 's common to abort female babies because boys are seen as ' better . ' This is by no means the first case of its kind in India . For every 1000 boys 6 years and under , there are 914 girls -- the lowest ratio since 1947 .
Indian man is accused of killing year - old baby girl because he wanted a son . The United Nations says India is the most dangerous place to be a girl . It 's common to abort female babies because boys are seen as ' better . ' For every 1000 boys 6 years and under , there are 914 girls -- the lowest ratio since 1947 .