In the past three months, 132 Indian villages have registered the birth of 216 children, all of whom are male. The Indian authorities have called these villages "red areas" and will be subjected to extensive investigations to find out the causes of the "disturbing" phenomenon.
The authorities fear that there are selective abortions provided by parents that have resulted in the non-registration of female births in those areas. The local female population is considered to be a financial burden, unlike males who, according to their convictions, are considered potential "dependents" in the future.
Officials there have explicitly banned the practice since 1994. The judge of the Uttarkashi Criminal Court, Ashish Chuhan, said the figures may indicate a continuation of the practice of female abortions, warning parents against legal accountability in the practice.
In these areas, families usually pay the girl's dowry when she is married, although this practice has been banned since 1961.
An official population census in 2011 showed 943 women per 1,000 men in India, which authorities said there was an indication of a demographic imbalance, the Daily Mail reported.