Nagpur teen girl delivers baby after watching YouTube videos, strangles baby to death.

A 15 year old girl who was allegedly sexually abused, delivered a baby girl at her home in Nagpur city in Maharashtra after watching YouTube tutorial videos. A police official stated that the girl was sexually abused by a man she met online, she was taken to a friend’s house by the man where he forced himself on her after making her drink alcohol.

The teenager lives in the Ambazari neighborhood, she came up with the idea of home birth by watching YouTube videos to secretly deliver the baby at home. Officials stated that “she hid her baby bump from her mother by telling her that she was having some health issues”, they also stated “on March 2, she gave birth to a girl at her home and immediately strangled the newborn to death. She hid the body in a box in her home”. The teen allegedly strangled the crying baby with a belt to stop her crying otherwise the neighbors would have come to know by her cries. The infant was then placed in a bag and kept on the terrace. When the girl’s mother returned home and questioned her about her health. “The girl narrated her ordeal to her mother, following which she was taken to a hospital. The body of the newborn was sent for postmortem”, officials said.

Police are trying to find the man according to senior inspector Gajanan Kalyankar of the Ambazari police station. He stated “police are still unsure about many questions in the case. We have a preliminary version of the minor and her mother but a detailed inquiry is required”.

A case was registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the protection of children from Sexual Offences Act. The charge of murder will be applied after receiving postmortem report. The police have reported a rape offence as well.