A couple digging a
grave to bury their baby, who died shortly after birth, were shocked to find a
baby buried alive.
The incident happened at
the cemetery in northern India when the couple wanted to bury their baby, who
died minutes after birth. While digging a grave for their child on October 10,
2019, their spade struck something hard. It was a clay pot and, from inside,
they could hear a baby crying.
Upon investigation, a newborn baby girl was
discovered buried alive. She was no more
than two or three days old.
Police in the state of
Uttar Pradesh were quickly summoned to the cemetery and took the newborn to a
hospital. The infant had respiratory problems and was put on a ventilator, Alka
Sgarna, the medical superintendent who treated her, told CNN. The baby also had
an infection and was underweight.
Police superintendent
Abhinandan Singh said at a briefing: “We are looking for her parents, and
it is possible that they are involved in it. Such an act is difficult without
their involvement. We have deployed police teams, even in civil dress, to trace
the suspects.”
It has been four days
since the baby girl was discovered, Singh said, and no one has claimed her.
