15-year-old rape survivor delivers baby boy in UP's Unnao

KANPUR: A 15-year-old alleged rape survivor gave birth to a baby boy at a government health facility in Unnao district, on Friday.
Police confirmed that the mother and the child were both healthy.
The girl was admitted to the CHC on Friday afternoon. The survivor’s family members told media that a 17-year-old youth living in the vicinity of their locality had raped her about nine months ago. “He had threatened her that he will kill her if she revealed about the rape to her family members,” they said and added, “We came to know about her pregnancy about five months ago, when one day she complained of abdominal pain. Later, we took her to a gynaecologist, who later confirmed her pregnancy following a medical examination.”
Thereafter, her family members lodged a police complaint. Subsequently, the police detained the accused and sent him to Juvenile jail in Lucknow.
Additional superintendent of police Shashishekhar Singh said that the family had lodged a complaint five months ago against a minor. “Police took him into custody and after questioning, sent him to Juvenile jail in Lucknow. Both the rape survivor and her child are healthy. A deployment of policemen has been made at the hospital for their security. Police will take further action as per the law.”
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)