Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Minor Allegedly Raped by Father; Baby Sold Using Fake Papers
Police in Raipur are investigating a serious case involving a 16-year-old girl.
They say her father allegedly abused her repeatedly and threatened her.
She became pregnant more than once.
During an earlier pregnancy, he allegedly forced her to take abortion medicine, causing a miscarriage.
Later, nurses allegedly helped hide her age by using false papers.
The papers made her appear to be an adult who was married.
She gave birth to a baby boy at a private hospital.
Police said the baby was then allegedly sold to another person.
The girl later contacted her mother, who took her to the police station.
Police said a 16-year-old girl was repeatedly raped and impregnated by her 38-year-old father from 2023.
Her father allegedly forced her to take abortion pills during an earlier pregnancy, causing a miscarriage.
A nurse allegedly used a fake Aadhaar card and other forged documents to present her as an adult and married.
The girl delivered a baby boy by surgical procedure at a private hospital in Raipur’s Dangania area.
Police said eight people, including the father, aunt and nurses, were arrested after the newborn was allegedly sold.
- Who
- A 16-year-old girl, her father, paternal aunt, nurses, hospital personnel and other accused people are involved.
- What
- Police are investigating alleged rape, forced miscarriage, forgery, criminal intimidation, illegal sale of a newborn and related offenses.
- When
- Police said the alleged abuse began in 2023; the girl became pregnant again in 2025 and filed a complaint on Monday.
- Where
- The alleged offenses occurred in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, including an area under New Rajendra Nagar police station and a private hospital in Dangania.
- Why
- Police said forged documents were used to conceal the girl’s age and marital status for hospital admission and delivery; the newborn was allegedly sold afterward.
- Survivor’s age
- 16 years old
- Alleged abuse began
- 2023
- Arrests
- Eight people arrested
- Earlier pregnancy
- Police said the girl was allegedly forced to take abortion pills, resulting in a miscarriage.
- Forged documents
- A fake Aadhaar card and other papers were allegedly used to portray her as an adult and married.
- Delivery
- The girl gave birth to a boy through a surgical procedure at a private hospital in Dangania.
- Legal provisions
- Police registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections concerning rape, forgery, intimidation, miscarriage-related acts and common intention.
