14-Year-Old Rape Survivor Gives Birth in Train Toilet, Police Crack Case | Meerut News

MEERUT: A SIM card found in a bag with a newborn on the Patna-Chandigarh Summer Special train late last month led Moradabad Govt Railway Police (GRP) to a 14-year-old girl in Bihar, who had given birth in the train’s toilet after allegedly being raped by her father.The infant, found with his umbilical cord still attached, was discovered by vendors at Moradabad station after they heard him crying and alerted railway staff. GRP officers found the baby in a bag under a seat in a general coach and rushed him to a hospital. Superintendent of police (SP) (GRP) Ashutosh Shukla said, “He was not moving and had difficulty breathing, so we immediately put him on oxygen. He is now stable but still under observation.” The infant, named Veer by the GRP team, has been placed in the care of the district child welfare committee. During the inspection of the bag, officers recovered a SIM card registered in the name of the girl’s elder sister from Chhapra district in Bihar. Her husband later told the police that the girl had become pregnant after being raped by her alcoholic father when she was alone at home. A senior GRP official said the girl had been subjected to repeated sexual abuse by her father for over a year.SIM in bag with the newborn boy abandoned on the Patna–Chandigarh summer special train led cops to the minor rape survivor in Chhapra districtThe girl had been travelling with her father from Bihar to Delhi for a medical consultation. The family, including the girl, her mother, sister and brother-in-law, had planned to quietly deliver the baby and later give him up for adoption in Delhi. However, the girl went into labour earlier than expected and delivered the baby in the train’s toilet somewhere between Varanasi and Bareilly. Believing the baby was stillborn as he was not crying or moving, they left him in a bag and disembarked in Varanasi before taking another train to return home. Police said the girl’s statement was recorded in court where she confirmed her father was responsible for the pregnancy. An official said, “Relevant sections of BNS, including rape, and Pocso Act will be added to the chargesheet. The accused is absconding. Bihar police will continue further probe.”The girl and newborn were initially placed under the care of Childline, then transferred to the district child welfare committee in Moradabad. The baby will remain under observation for at least two (The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)