Chennai: Minor gives birth to girl baby; uncle arrested for rape
Police said the girl, a school dropout, lives with her family in Koyambedu. After she complained of a stomach ache last week, she was taken to a hospital. The doctor confirmed that she was nine months pregnant.
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CHENNAI: Five days after a 14-year-old girl delivered a baby girl at the Institute of Govt Children’s Hospital in Egmore, Koyambedu police arrested the girl's uncle for raping and impregnating her.
Police said the girl, a school dropout, lives with her family in Koyambedu. After she complained of a stomach ache last week, she was taken to a hospital. The doctor confirmed that she was nine months pregnant.
The minor delivered a baby girl on Wednesday and the hospital authorities informed the police about the incident. The Koyambedu police registered a case.
During the inquiry, the girl revealed to the all-women police personnel that her father's younger brother had sexually assaulted her on several occasions.
The police arrested him under the Pocso Act.