Class 9 student of Karnataka government residential school delivers baby; police register POCSO case.

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The incident

The matter came to light when she came to her house in Bagepalli taluk of Chikkaballapura district and complained of stomach pain.

Her parents took her to a hospital where after scanning, the doctors found that she was pregnant, police said.

The girl was admitted to the hospital and after a medical check-up and necessary tests, the doctors performed the delivery on Wednesday.

The girl was underweight but she and the baby were stated to be in a stable condition, a senior police officer said.

The hospital authorities informed the police, who then registered a case under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and other relevant sections of the POCSO Act, he said.

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‘Not consistent with statements’

The girl has been counselled by the Child Welfare Committee. During counselling, she told them that she was impregnated by a minor boy who is her school senior but during questioning, the boy denied it, the officer said.

“We have registered a case in the matter but have not made any arrest in connection with the incident yet. The girl and her parents are not opening up. They are being counselled,” he noted.

“The girl is not consistent with her statements. She also mentioned the name of another boy, again a school senior. So, we are questioning all of them to find out who was responsible,” added the officer.

Meanwhile, the Tumakuru district administration has suspended the hostel warden, the officials said.

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