Newborn miraculously survives being abandoned under stone in Chhindwara

Daijiworld Media Network – Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh, Oct 2: In a shocking case of child abandonment, a three-day-old newborn in Nandanwadi village, Chhindwara, survived a night trapped under a stone in the forest, authorities said. The infant, discovered by villagers at dawn, bore ant bites, hypothermia, and bruises, but medical staff confirm he is now stable under supervision.

According to police, the baby’s parents, Bablu Dandoliya, a government teacher, and Rajkumari Dandoliya, reportedly abandoned the child because he was their fourth, fearing repercussions under government rules limiting employment for parents with more than two children. The couple had kept the pregnancy a secret and delivered the child at home in the early hours of September 23. Within hours, the newborn was