India, Jan. 23 -- A record number of baby girls are reportedly being aborted by the Indians in Britain because of their preference for boys. In the past four years, 2021 to 2025, hundreds of pregnancies were terminated on the basis of sex, an investigation by The Daily Mail in the UK showed.

The report said around 118 boys were born to Indian mothers for every 100 girls in the four years. Experts say the figures are proof of sex-selective abortions, sparking fears that Indian mothers are being forced to terminate their unborn female children.

The national average across all ethnicities records around 105 boys for every 100 girls each year, while the accepted upper limit by the British government is 107 males to 100 females.

However, as...