Jalandhar: A 14-year-old girl gave birth to a girl child at a private hospital here this evening. Area SHO Rajesh Thakur said the family had not lodged an FIR in the matter.
“Though I sent my team to the spot, the girl’s family refused to comment on the issue,” said Thakur.
When asked, the girl’s mother too claimed ignorance about her daughter’s pregnancy. She said the girl used to eat mud a lot and often complained of abdominal pain. She said she used to give her painkillers, but when the pain reached beyond control, the family took her to a nearby private hospital. as soon as the child got delivered, the private hospital authorities called 108 and shifted her to the Civil Hospital.
In a statement given to the police, the private hospital authorities stated that the girl arrived for check-up and was waiting in the hall. She was repeatedly going to the washroom and delivered there only.
While informing this SHO said the role of the hospital authorities too was under scanner. As the family has refused to lodge any police complaint, the police are waiting for the girl to get stable to record her statement. Meanwhile, both the mother and the child were stable and the child had been shifted to the intensive care unit.