Baripada: In a disturbing incident, a 17-year-old girl delivered a premature baby in the washroom of a government hospital at Betnoti in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district.

As per sources, both the mother and the newborn girl are in a critical state because of complications arising from preterm delivery at seven months. They have been shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) at Baripada for treatment. ADVERTISEMENT

The incident came to light after a youth, allegedly responsible for the minor girl’s pregnancy, was arrested by the police based on a complaint lodged by her family. The accused youth has been identified as Sibanarayan Hembram.

The teenager, a Plus II first-year student studying and living in a private hostel in Betnoti, was reportedly in a relationship with Sibanarayan

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