Teenage girl leaves newborn to die

On July 16, some residents of Kolsmseth village noticed the body of a new born in a field and alerted the police.

Police reached the spot and seized the body.

While probing the case, they came to know that a 17-year-old girl had recently delivered a baby boy in the area.

On interrogation, the girl confessed to have abandoned her son, born out of wedlock, on pressure from her parents as they wanted her to marry a person of their choice whereas she was in a relationship with another man.

The police booked the girl yesterday under section 318 of the IPC (concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body).

"We have booked the accused and are waiting for her to recover before we arrest her. She is not well since she delivered the child," Mokhada police station inspector S K Walvi said.

"She will be interrogated thoroughly and we will try to reconcile her with family and also with the person whom she wants to marry," he added.