Archive · 3 Oct 2025
MP Teachers Arrested After Abandoning Newborn
A couple who are teachers in India were arrested for abandoning their baby boy in a forest.
They were scared of losing their jobs because of the rules about how many children they can have.
The baby was born on September 24, and the parents left him in the forest.
A person heard the baby and alerted the police.
The baby was rescued, and the parents were found and arrested.
They were later let out on bail.
The Education Department is investigating the case.
A teacher couple in Madhya Pradesh abandoned their newborn son.
The couple feared job loss due to the state's two-child policy.
The baby was found in a forest near Chhindwara.
Police tracked down the parents and arrested them.
The couple was later granted bail by the court.
- Who
- Bablu and Rajkumari Dandolia
- What
- Abandoned their newborn son
- When
- September 24, or within three days of birth
- Where
- Nandanwadi-Tahtori forest, Chhindwara, MP
- Why
- Feared losing their jobs
Legal Authorities
Parents
Action
Legal Authorities
Enforce the law, condemn the abandonment.
Parents
Feared job loss, leading to desperate measures.
- Parents
- Bablu and Rajkumari Dandolia
- Occupation
- Government school teachers
- Incident
- Newborn son abandoned
- Location
- Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh
- Reason
- Fear of job loss due to two-child policy
- Baby's Birth
- September 24
- Status
- Parents arrested and bailed
Sources
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