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A newborn girl allegedly buried alive in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has been rescued by a villager. A newborn baby girl has been discovered buried alive in northern India, a local police chief has revealed.
The man discovered the baby in an earthen pot in a grave when he had gone to a ground to bury his own daughter who had died minutes after birth. Abhinandan Singh told reporters the baby was found by a villager who was burying his own daughter, who had died minutes after birth.
The man alerted the police - the infant was taken to a hospital in Bareilly district and is said to be improving. The baby girl, who had been placed inside an earthen pot about 3ft (90cm) below the ground, was rushed to hospital, where she is recovering.
Police say they are looking for the parents of the infant found in the pot and trying to find out who buried her. Police have now launched an investigation into the incident.
Local police chief Abhinandan Singh said the villager's daughter died within a few minutes of being born prematurely on Thursday. The villager - a trader - had gone to bury the body of his daughter in the evening. "We are trying to find the parents of the baby and we suspect that this must have happened with their consent," Mr Singh told reporters in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
"As they were digging a grave for her, at a depth of three feet, the spade hit an earthen pot, which was pulled out. There was a baby lying in it," Mr Singh said. According to the police chief, the villager found the girl by accident as he dug a grave in a burial ground for his own daughter.
"The police took the baby to the city hospital where she is getting treatment. We are trying to find the parents of the baby and we suspect that this must have happened with their consent." "As they were digging a grave for her, at a depth of three feet, the spade hit an earthen pot, which was pulled out. There was a baby lying in it," Mr Singh explained.
"The police took the baby to the city hospital where she is getting treatment."
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