Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Newborn Girl Rescued After Alleged Abandonment In Balrampur Paddy Field
Police found a newborn baby girl in a paddy field in Balrampur district.
She was only one day old and was wrapped in white cloth.
A piece of cloth had been placed in her mouth.
Police rescued her and took her to a government hospital.
Investigators questioned a young woman who had recently been pregnant.
Police also questioned her 48-year-old mother.
Both were arrested after police said they confessed to abandoning the baby.
Police are still looking for a relative named Sajan, who they say may also have been involved.
Police rescued a one-day-old girl found in a paddy field in Kithura village on September 17.
The baby was wrapped in white cloth and had another piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth.
She was taken to a government hospital in Balrampur for medical treatment.
Police arrested a 22-year-old woman and her 48-year-old mother in connection with the alleged abandonment.
Police said the woman and her mother confessed to intending to kill the infant, allegedly because of fear of social stigma.
- Who
- A newborn girl, a 22-year-old woman, her 48-year-old mother, and a relative identified as Sajan were involved in the police investigation.
- What
- A newborn girl was allegedly abandoned in a paddy field with cloth stuffed in her mouth; two women were arrested.
- When
- The baby was found on September 17; the report was published on October 2.
- Where
- A paddy field in Kithura village, in the Shridattaganj area of Balrampur district.
- Why
- Police said the alleged abandonment was intended to kill the infant and was motivated by fear of social stigma related to the woman’s alleged relationship and pregnancy.
- Baby’s age
- One day old when found
- Discovery date
- September 17
- Location
- Kithura village, Shridattaganj area, Balrampur district
- Condition
- Wrapped in white cloth with a piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth
- Medical response
- Taken to the maternity ward of a government hospital in Balrampur
- Arrests
- A 22-year-old woman and her 48-year-old mother
- Wanted person
- A relative identified by police as Sajan