NEWBORN BURIED ALIVE, RESCUED

A newborn girl buried alive purportedly by her parents was on Saturday rescued in critical conditions by local residents at Shyamasundarpur under Dharmasala block in Odisha’s Jajpur district.

According to reports, the infant was rescued after a kid playing on the village road spotted her feet in a dump-yard and pulled her out of the ground with the help of others at around 9.30 am.

It is suspected that the newborn girl was abandoned by her parents and relatives.

“It was a kid who first saw the feet of the child buried under a compost dump in a field. Later, we rushed to the spot and rescued the newborn girl,” said Alok Rout, an eyewitness.

Mr Rout said the newborn was buried alive while her face was covered with a piece of cloth.

The child’s umbilical cord was intact, he added.

Following the incident, the tiny tot was handed over to an ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker. The baby was later admitted to Dharmasala hospital in a critical condition.