In a shocking news that has come forward, a trader in Bareilly, UP discovered a living new-born girl in an earthen pot, buried almost three feet below the ground. This happened while he had gone to bury his own new-born daughter, who died minutes after being born prematurely.
Hitesh Kumar Sirohi, the trader, rescued the girl and fed her milk using cotton who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Sirohi’s wife Vaishali is a sub-inspector posted in Bareilly. According to Superintendent of Police (city) Abhinandan Singh, “She was admitted to a private hospital after she complained of labour pain on Wednesday. On Thursday, she gave birth to a seven-month premature girl, who died within a few minutes.”
Sirohi had gone to bury his daughter on Thursday evening. As the pit was being dug, at a depth of three feet, the spade hit an earthen pot, which was pulled out. There was a baby girl lying in it.” The girl was alive and breathing heavily, the SP said, adding that she was rushed to the district hospital. The details of the girl’s parents, who had attempted to bury her alive were yet to be ascertained, Singh said.
“As of now, her life has been saved. We are trying to trace the girl’s mother,” he added. Senior Superintendent of Police Shailendra Pandey said a probe was launched to ascertain who had buried the infant alive.