Sonbhadra,

23 March (HS): A shameful incident has come to light from Sonbhadra district of

UP. There was a stir after confirmation of a minor girl living in a hostel

becoming a mother and another minor girl being pregnant. The first incident is

from Singrauli in MP bordering Sonbhadra; the second is from Shaktinagar (UP)

police station. An eighth class girl studying in a hostel in Singrauli gave

birth to a child in the community hospital. Police registered a case against

unknown people and started investigation. Police is interrogating the minor

girl, hostel staff and family members. The age of the girl is said to be 14

years. Doctors said that both the mother and the child are healthy. A team of doctors

is monitoring. Confirming the incident, Jitendra Singh Bhadauria, in-charge of

Sarai police station, said that the hostel warden and the family members are

being interrogated.

In

this case, SDOP Devsar Rahul Kumar Saiyaam said that information was received

from Community Health Center Sarai that a minor girl has arrived for delivery.

As soon as the police got the information, the women police reached the hospital,

where the minor girl has given birth to a child. A case has been registered

against the unknown accused and investigation is being done. In another case of

Shaktinagar police station area, after confirmation of the minor being

pregnant, the police registered a case of rape and arrested the accused youth.

Shaktinagar's

in-charge inspector Kumud Shekhar Singh said that based on the statement given

by the 14-year-old minor before the magistrate, the accused Rajiv Kumar was

arrested by the police, presented in the court and sent to jail. In this case,

the police had registered a case of molestation a week ago. The minor told

about the rape before the magistrate. On the basis of the statement and medical

report, Shaktinagar police arrested the accused Rajiv Kumar.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi