Kundapur: Discarded by mother, newborn braves rain, hunger in forest


Silvester D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (SP)


Mother and grandmother arrested after journalists intervene


Kundapur, Aug 2:
In an incident that baffles reasoning power of kindhearted citizens, a woman was found to have abandoned her newborn in a forest area. The woman who tossed her baby into the woods and exposed it to the risk of getting battered by rain, wind and other adversities besides getting devoured by animals, has been identified as Swati (17) from Koodlu in Kanyana Guddeangady within Hattiangadi gram panchayat in the taluk.

The baby, it is learnt, was left alone to fend for itself immediately after birth on Thursday July 31 afternoon.

It is said that Swati, and her mother, Prema, decided to discard the newborn as it was born to the girl at a very young age out of illegitimate relationship.

The baby, which was exposed to the onslaught of rain and wind for 30 hours, miraculously lived to be cared for. Prompt action taken by a few media reporters from the town, who acted swiftly and saw that the baby was admitted into a hospital, came in for all-round appreciation.

Swati lives with her mother at Guddeangadi. Although the villagers saw for themselves that Swati had turned pregnant without getting married, they chose to remain mum in the issue on humanitarian considerations. On Thursday morning, Swati started to get labour pain. The mother-daughter duo then hired a Maruti Omni from Tallur, and left at around 2 pm on Thursday, telling their neighbours that they were leaving for Sagar in Shimoga district.

It is learnt that by the time the vehicle moved a little further and reached Jannal within Chittoor gram panchayat near Jadkal among dense forest, Swati started to get fast-paced labour contractions. The duo asked the driver of the vehicle to stop for a few minutes, telling him that they wanted to relieve themselves. The daughter and mother went into the forest and came back in about 15 minutes. They asked the driver to turn the vehicle back home. On the way, they visited a private clinic in Tallur village to collect some medicines.

The villagers found that Swati's abdomen had flattened overnight, and the mother-daughter duo had returned home instead of staying at Sagar, on Friday morning. They smelt something fishy about these developments, and immediately passed information to the reporter of a newspaper and editor of another. The journalists then contacted local circle inspector, P M Diwakar, and visited the home of Swati with a sub-inspector of police named Prasad, and other police personnel. However, Swati and her mother denied about any untoward incidents and refused to cooperate.

The journalists than visited the spot from where the vehicle was asked to take a U-turn, with the help of the driver of the Omni vehicle. They found that the baby was weeping inconsolably at the spot. The fact was immediately brought to the notice of police circle inspector, Diwakar, and the baby was admitted into Chinmayi Hospital in the town. The baby is responding to treatments well.

The journalists expressed annoyance at the non-cooperative attitude of the policemen in the matter. When the journalists took interest in reaching to the bottom of the issue, the policemen said they were helpless, and unable to register a case unless the family members approach them. They also tried to shake themselves off the responsibility by adding that the spot where the child was abandoned does not fall within the limits of the town police station. When the circle inspector, who was then in Udupi, was contacted, he asked the journalists to proceed on their own, pledging moral support to their initiative. Now, the journalists have come in for praise for saving the life of an innocent child, which was sure to be doomed if left alone in the forest for a few more hours.

Police circle inspector, P M Diwakar, taking serious note of the incident, registered a complaint against Swati and Prema, and arrested both of them. Omni driver, Ganesh, has been made the complainant, and the doctor of a private clinic has been named as an accused for supporting this inhuman act.

 

  

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  • Roche, Kundapur/kwt

    Mon, Aug 04 2014

    Both the partners should be held responsible for their act. Either partner should have self control especially in love affair before marriage. Forced sex and love sex before marriage is a sin against marriage bed. Its like lacking fear of God. Nothing will be hidden from God, it comes out in open.

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  • mohammed ss, mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    I know Childs father name is Nareen Kotian

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  • sunita lobo, abu Dhabi

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    I hope this girl child does not land in any orphanage where molestation and rape is rampant. There is no guarantee that even an adopted child will not be abused.
    It’s easy to blame the mother, but when elders and matured people make mistakes why blame a 17 year old, it is easy to get carried away and be influenced by others at that age. Wish the grandmother had some sense.
    I hope God favors this child and everything works out well, (Don’t know how though)

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  • clvie, Kuwait

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    The names of the journalists should be published and their heroic deeds hailed.
    As for the mother and the grandmother,Let God judge them for their deeds.

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  • Madhushree M, Karkala/mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Feel sorry for the 17 year old girl. Journalist you did a great job. Appreciate you could counsel and console the girl, ask who is responsible for this pregnancy, and please see that they marry in the court.

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  • SATISH,

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Please read

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  • Greg D'Cunha, Doha Qatar/Bejai

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Ms Lydia,
    The issue is that the infant is placed in forest to end the life by the girl who conceived & her mother (Duo). Isn't it so cruel to destroy life?? The Boy's responsibility begins once the child is born, here this incident happened immediately after the delivery.

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  • Ethan, Florida\ Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Greg D'Cunha, Doha Qatar/Bejai, That is part of the issue do you think the such in human Mother & Daughter would have left free the so called 'Father' of the baby if they knew who the alleged Father was!!, may be the girl had multiple partners...who knows !! we cannot assume that just because the accused is of Female Gender she is innocent !

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Many A times gossip from neighbours harms Person than do good.but this time it has saved a Little Baby in time.Sure sweta and her mother abandoned a Baby which was not able to survive without human help.Here God had mercy with it.we dont know about her Situation how she got pregnant ,whether like many of These days by rape or illicit relationship.but it is not important here.Her mother should have guided the Girl at least in time to give shelter the Baby and the Girl,either in Ashram or so.Instead she mis guided her to abandon the child,which is cruel act one can think.My God cant think what would have happened when wild animals dragged it.We as we delivered our child,these emotions ,are still alive in us(me).how she managed to leave the child back is quite not to understand.Good now this angel is in good Hands and remains i good Hands.May God bless it.

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  • Vincy, Bangkok

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    whome to blame? Do we have social leaders to teach morals?They talk only while elections are on .
    Why not the local orange color army is not responding to these activities.
    Do we need another sammelana?.
    The Sammelana leaders only talk on love jihad,nobody is interested on this child.
    30 hours and the child is alive,shocking.
    what a society we have that cannot take care of these 17 year old girl when she is in trouble.
    We can smell a illegal transport of animals but this is utter nonsense.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Husbands Desert, Mothers Desert, Everyone wants to have some fun ...

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  • vinaya, mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    What a cruel mother and grand mother.There are so many couples who are longing to have a child and praying continuously for the gift of a child. May GOD listen to their prayers and gift them a child where they will take utmost care.

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  • LANCY, Dubai

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    excellent job by the Media people.....God bless the little miraculous angel....

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  • Arsalan, UK

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    What a shame that our police dept is so heartless !! acted casually on a serious offence. Home office should take strict notice of this issue. By the way, here is our local MLA & MP now? If this matter was of any political importance, one could have immediately seen the flood of politicians visiting the baby at hospital to pose for pictures to print & electronic media with the relief cheque. Matter should be referred to judiciary immediately and the baby should be given state protection, keep the newborn away from un-solicited visitors !! specially, strict orders needs to be issued to keep it away from the mother, grand mother if they come forward claiming to look-after the baby to avoid punishment. After the above episode, is there any guarantee that they will not try to kill the baby somewhere down the line in future??

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  • RK, Katpady

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Jiska koi nai uska toh khuda hai yaron

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  • Pramod, Hakki kere

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Magu ige adara taayi hatrane vapas kalsi! Aoulige ade shikshe!!

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  • Ruben, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    God said though your mother forsakes you i will not forsake you, this was the wish of God for an angel to survive. she is really a special gift of God.

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  • AA, Doha Qatar

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    please i want adopt this baby pls help me... pls..my contact no...00974 55614474... i will take care of that baby as a angel ...please help me...

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  • Ivan, Mangalore / Mumbai

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    AA,Doha,contact Daijji. May be able to help you

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  • R.Fernandes, Dubai

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    All praise and honour is yours almighty father for ever and ever Amen!

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  • Jasmine, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Why blame the mother, even though she is 17yrs she stubbornly carried the child to full term. Arrest the grandmother, she must be the one who tossed that innocent angel in the forest. What could a just delivered, unmarried mother do?

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  • Pooja, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    What the innocent, unmarried woman could do was wait till she got married before she got pregnant!!

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  • Be Whatever, Florida\ Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 03 2014

    Simple either do not indulge in sexual activities if you do at least spend few rupees to buy your self a protection( less expensive then the minimum mobile recharge) not a rocket science to know this!!

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, BAHRAIN

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Hope this innocent finds a good, generous and loving home.

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  • Raasta, Jamaica

    Mon, Aug 04 2014

    Thank god u didnt blame any govt this time man ... peace .... respect hail with u ...

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  • Judith L, Mumbai

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Thank God the little angel is saved these days people are loosing moral values and have absolute no regard to society and don't fear God. These people are followers of Satan who will involve others also to commit crimes such wrongdoers should be banished from society forever. food,clothing,shelter should be denied to them so that others will think thousand times before committing such crimes. a close eye should be kept on these two women since there is every likelihood they might repeat crime

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  • marol, udupi

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Life is precious. No short-cut works in life. We each one must take care of our own life and that of others. Maturity is required in all that we do or else there sure to happen disaster.

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  • munaf, mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    what a tragedy..here mother left baby in forest on the other side of our state mother swims acorss river for her family and baby...strange but fact..

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  • Homer, Bharat

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    I dont know how a mother could do this. Anyways without knowing the situation she was forced to abandon here baby, I do not wnat to be jundgemental.Sometimes I feel Our FALSE pride on culture is in fact killing the most vulnerable

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  • William Pais, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Life is greater than the ill will of the human mind. Life sustains itself but let the onus of attempting to destroy life be upon those who try to do it. But the unwed mother needs to be treated with kindness because what she did is to stonewall criticism from the society, and society is nothing but sum total of our weaknesses. Therefore what the mother perhaps unwed did was to escape from the society. Again I stress she need to be treated in all kindness.

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  • Felix B Dsouza, Kuwait/Pune/Kumta

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    "God has sent his Angel to protect the Child"No Human can reason the unfathomable Love of God.God Exists and he takes care of things human cannot Imagine.I would Truly want to bring up this miracle baby in the most Royal possible way.it was not not saved by Humans alone,but was sustained by Gods Angels.

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  • SAMANYA JANA, mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    got tears rolling down my eyes, still i cant control.
    2014, illicit relation, a cute baby, police, reporters and rural women, where are we heading to?
    there are couples spending unbelievable amount of money to have children and then there are few unwed mothers who want to desert their newborns.

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    I THINK THIS LADY DON'T HAVE ANY MOTHER LOVE TOWARDS THAT NEW BORN BABY...HOW CRUEL SHE IS SEEING THE WEATHER AND FOREST STILL SHE LEFT THE BABY TO DIE.....STATE ADMINISTRATION NEED TO TAKE STRICTEST ACTION ON BOTH CULPRIT DAUGHTER AND MOTHER SO IN FUTURE NO ONE DARE TO DO THIS TYPE OF CRUEL ACT...

    'MOTHER OF NEW BORN BABY ENJOYED HER LIFE WITH HER LOVER AND CURSE FOR A NEW BORN BABY'

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  • NISHAR AHMED, UAE

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    MASHA ALLAH, GREAT JOB BY THE REPORTER AND NEIGHBORS. MAY GOD BLESS THEM ALL WHO RESCUED THIS BABY.
    MIRACULOUS BABY!!! LIVED IN ARMS OF ANGELS...

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  • Fathima, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    God will definitely bless the media reporters for saving this baby,they have given d baby a second birth,pls keep those mother and daughter in jail along with the man responsible in jail but outside in rain without food until the rainy season is over,make them experience the same as they did to that angel specially that mother who guided her daughter to abandon her own granddaughter.

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  • Deena Juliet, Abu Dhabi

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    I would like to adopt this baby kindly help us

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  • Agee, Indian - UAE

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Please contact NGO they might help you. Hope baby recovers soon. Dont let the baby go back to her mother.

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  • Ivan, Mangalore / Mumbai

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Deena contact Daijji. May be able to help you

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  • Alwyn, mlore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Miraculous baby,angel guardian must have saved it.
    speechless !! its too cruel and inhuman to leave baby in forest whatever adverse conditions may be.. 

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  • G.Z.T. Kunte., Udupi

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Abject poverty and also taboos in our Hippocratic society, are responsible for such inhuman behavior of mother and grand mother.

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  • Stan, UDUPI/Dubai

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Arrest the girls boyfriend also and make him marry this girl.Putting these people behind bars will not solve problem. Police should ensure that both should either get married and accept the child as their own, otherwise should spent rest of their life in jail.

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  • mpd,

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Absolutely. Everybody will act on these baby and mother...and at most their grand mother...while forgetting the main culprit! Though its a mistake by that girl in having pre-marital relationship, same applies to her Boyfriend who knowing that she is still minor made her to carry with a baby! He is definitely the main culprit!

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE.

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Marooned pregnant women, Yallawa gaddi swam 1KM to save her BABY!

    Discarded by mother,new born braves rain, hunger in forest

    Two news items are appeared in DAIJI side by side shows our society's plus and minus.

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  • Vasant Raj, Mangalore / Abudhabi

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Nancy, Belman - said right thing. Do the same to both of them, without mercy.

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  • avani, mlore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    While appreciating the efforts of the reporter, I would also like to appreciate the people of Guddengadi who chose to keep mum when they saw she was pregnant. This is how a matured and civilized society behaves with regard to matters of others. In spite of having having a cordial society around her, the lady left the baby to die is very condemnable. No body would have objected either if she had brought up the baby herself. Also on the other hand the father (unknown) of the baby is also a party to this crime. If he does not come forward to own the baby, he is fit for getting everybody's curse.
    There is a story about a pregnant woman risking her life by crossing flooded river to go to hospital for safely delivering the baby and this story today. What a contrast!!!

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  • Nancy, Belman

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Take that mother and daughter same place and tie up to the tree for 3 days or more without food and water. Cruel people.

    What a shame to motherhood....!!!!

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    I agree Nancy Madam. Such a cruel act can only be done by heart less people.
    Reading much into what happened before, probing their illicit affairs etc ,etc is simply a waste of time. Arrest them and do what?Trace who and how many? All Time Pass-stuff people.
    And what a contrast to the story of Yellava Gaddi of whom we read yesterday! Heroics which could lift the spirits of anybody.
    And today this nonsense.

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  • Kusuma Kumari G , Nellore/Kodyadka

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    What I feel sad is that a Doctor is also a part of this heinous crime. Where are our moral values? Where is our contentiousness? Where is ethics? Sad that our society has fallen so low that we dont care about a human life

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  • Rolston , mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    True that it is written in d bible... Even if your mother forsakes you ,god wont ....

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Many are commenting on a inhuman act of the mother & granny of the blessed baby. They did so because of social stigma, but equally the real culprit is the one who fathered this baby. Law must take its own course of action towards identifying him.

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  • PINTO, Doha/Qatar

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Who is the biological father of this child? Why he is not arrested? When I was small I remember our church priest telling in one of his homily that 'each and every child which comes to this world bears the witness that God still loves this world'. Indeed true!

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  • SSD, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Swati you have made a mistake by entering into an illegitimate relationship and having a baby but the greatest mistake is discarding the baby is such a cruel way. Think about so many people wanting to have a baby but they are not so blessed.At least you could have had that much humanity to give the baby to a orphanage.Shame on you and I pray the best for this little angel.

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    I am sure many of DW readers will come out with their swords at the woman and her mother but I ask, how many of you will go in search of the man who is equally accused in this crime ?

    True, that throwing a living baby is merciless but tell me, what will be the future of the unwed mother ? Will the society accept her motherhood or the baby ? When you have no answer to these questions, do not point a finger at her - wish that a childless couple adopts the child.

    Indeed being a mother is a blessing, a joy that only a woman is born with. But at present happenings around, I would say - a woman should not come with inbuilt womb, it must be incorporated in her through an institution like a marriage. Else, to no end of time, women will continue to be exploited.

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  • PINTO, Doha/Qatar

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Lydia Bhai, Swati's case of conceiving without a marriage is not the only one of its kind in our present day society. What she was doing in all these nine months? Why efforts were not made to trace the father and tie the knot? If the boy was unwilling why a police complaint was not lodged against the boy? You are defending a merciless mother, even animals are better than her!

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  • Nancy, Belman

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Lydiabai, what I wanted to tell you have told. But what mother-daughter did was correct? They could have approached NGO's or NUN's. Then too who knows they are aware of all these things? (NGO or nun, child care centre).

    But unwed mother or unwanted child, no one should do-throw little angel like this.

    First villagers should look that insane Man who was equally responsible for this and he should marry her and accept the child.

    I remember just born puppy or kittens throwing in forest or river by some people. Never thought little angels also face same kind of treatment.!!!

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  • Ethan, Florida\ Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Lydia Lobo, Kadri. so you prefer to kill a innocent just to accuse some one who probably had a consensual sex?!! be realistic!!as for me you are a in human being like those (Swati & her Mother)!!

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  • Kavitha, Kuwait

    Mon, Aug 04 2014

    Agree with you Ms. Lydia Lobo. 17 year old will not understand what is motherhood. So I dont think she has done any mistake. it is her mother, who should be blamed. Villagers should find the man who is behind her pregnancy.

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  • daisy, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    she could have given the child to someone, those who don't have children, or else she could have kept in the hospital, or some where , where they adopt the child, or convent

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE., PERINJE.

    Sat, Aug 02 2014

    Miraculous baby!!!30 hrs exposed to rain,wind !!!!God is great.Well done neighbors and media which brought this humanitarian issue and saved the life of newborn.

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