A government schoolteacher and his wife in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh have been arrested for allegedly abandoning their three-day-old son under a rock in a local forest area. The infant was rescued by local villagers who were alerted by his cry. They then informed the police. He was first sent to a health centre nearby for initial treatment and later taken to the district hospital for better care.

The accused parents were identified as Bablu Dandoliya, 38, and Rajkumari Dandoliya, 28.

Police said the duo confessed to committing the act as they feared losing Bablu’s job since they have more children than the limit prescribed by the state government.

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