Vadodara: 15-year-old girl delivers baby, teenage boy held for rape

VADODARA: She was pregnant for many months but kept attending her school regularly till she could not hide her baby bump. The Waghodia police got a bizarre case on Sunday night when officials of a private hospital informed them about the minor girl’s rape. The cops on Monday arrested a 19-year-old youngster for raping the 15-year-old girl and making her pregnant.
She delivered a baby at the hospital on Sunday night. “The boy identified as Vishal Vasava has been booked for rape as the girl was a minor. After she delivered a baby at a private hospital, the authorities there informed the police following which we filed a case of rape,” said L B Tadvi, police inspector, Waghodia.
According to the police, Vishal, who is a student, and the girl met each other a year ago. He convinced her to get into physical relationship with him.
Vishal got into physical relations with the girl, studying in class 11, a couple of times following which she got pregnant. But the girl, who got scared, hid her pregnancy from her family.
“She kept attending her school for a few months despite being pregnant. No one suspected anything as she used to wear loose clothes. But her parents eventually learnt about her pregnancy. They may not have approached the police fearing social stigma,” Tadvi added.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)