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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers  Newborn emerges alive 16 hours after burial Wed Jul 2 2003 02:08:29 ET New Delhi (dpa) - A newborn baby girl buried by her father - who did not want a daughter - emerged alive 16 hours later from her grave in central India, a report said Wednesday. The United News of India reported the infant, the third daughter of her parents, was buried alive by her father in a village in Rewa district, in Madhya Pradesh state, soon after her birth last week despite protests by the mother. The matter became known to police, and district officials ordered the grave dug up. To their surprise the girl was found alive, and the child was admitted to hospital. The father absconded. Birth of female children is looked down upon in many areas of India while sons are prized. Girls are seen as a drain on the family's resources, as they must be married off with dowry while boys are viewed as providers. As a result, female foeticide and infanticide are quite common in many rural Indian areas. |
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