UP Newborn Buried Alive: ‘Bleeding, covered with ants’ Newborn girl buried alive in UP, saved after shepherd spots hand in soil | Meerut News

BAREILLY: A newborn girl was found buried alive near the Bahgul river bridge in Shahjahanpur on Sunday. The infant’s life was saved after a shepherd, while grazing his goats, heard faint cries coming from a mound of soil and went closer to investigate.Dubloo, the shepherd, said that when he moved closer, he saw a tiny hand sticking out of the earth. It was bleeding, covered with ants and trembling weakly, while the rest of the baby’s body was still buried under the soil. “I could hardly believe what I was seeing. I immediately raised an alarm and villagers quickly gathered at the spot before we informed the police,” he said.A police team carefully dug the infant out. “Her body was completely smeared in mud and she was in a fragile state. The infant was first taken to the local community health centre, where she was given emergency treatment. After the doctors assessed her condition, she was referred to the Govt Medical College,” said Rakesh Kumar, a resident.Dr Rajesh Kumar, principal of the Govt Medical College, said, “The baby is around 10-15 days old. She was extremely weak and had sustained injuries when she was brought in. Her hand had been severely bitten by ants and was bleeding profusely. She is currently in the neonatal intensive care unit and her condition remains critical.”According to police, the child appeared to have been buried about a foot deep, with a small air gap left intentionally to allow her to breathe. Investigators believe she may have been deliberately abandoned. CCTV footage from cameras installed along the Bahgul river road are now being scanned to trace those responsible for the act.Gaurav Tyagi, SHO of Jaitipur police station, said, “We are working to identify and arrest the person who tried to bury the infant alive.”