College girl gives birth to baby in Eluru district's hostel

An 18-year-old intermediate student in Eluru secretly gave birth to a baby boy in her hostel room and allegedly threw the infant from the upper floor. The baby was found dead in a neighboring house. Police are investigating whether the baby was stillborn or died after the fall, and how the girl concealed her pregnancy.

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ELURU: An intermediate student gave birth to a baby boy in her hostel room in Eluru district . Later, she allegedly threw the baby into the premises of a neighboring house. The police are investigating whether the baby was stillborn or killed after being thrown from the upper floor of the building.

According to Kakinada DSP Sravan Kumar, the girl, who is studying in her second year of intermediate education at St. Teresa Convent College in Eluru, resides at St. Joseph Convent for Religious Teachers of St.



Lucy Filippini. This pontifical institute is dedicated to the works of the Christian Apostolate, where girls may choose to become nuns upon reaching adulthood. The girl, who is currently 18 years and one month old, hails from Kurnool.

She reportedly entered into a physical relationship with someone while she was a minor and subsequently became pregnant. Interestingly, the girl managed to conceal her pregnancy from her classmates and the wardens, who are also nuns. She performed a self-delivery in the hostel room and gave birth to a baby boy on Sunday morning.

Subsequently, she allegedly threw the baby from the upper floor of the building, and the baby landed in the premises of a neighboring house. A housemaid discovered the dead baby and called emergency services at 112. The police rushed to the scene and confirmed that the baby had been thrown from the hostel.

The girl, who was heavily bleeding, was admitted to the Government General Hospital in Eluru. The police are investigating the case from all angles and questioning the hostel management. They are also probing how the girl managed to conceal her pregnancy.

As of now, the girl is receiving treatment at the hospital and is not in a condition to provide a statement about the incident..