This Article is From Jan 24, 2011

Pregnant teenager allegedly killed by parents

Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh: In a shocking incident, a 16-year-old girl, who got pregnant before marriage, was allegedly killed by her parents who later removed the foetus, said the police.

The incident took place late Sunday night in Guvvalagutta, a remote village in Andhra Pradesh district. The girl was allegedly stabbed by her parents and relatives who later cut open the womb, removed the foetus and buried it along with her body, according to the District Superintendent of Police, Rajesh Kumar.

"After the incident came to light, our officers went to the spot, but the villagers prevented them from exhuming the body. We will exhume it tomorrow," he said.

Police have registered a case of rape and murder and further investigations are underway, said the SP. The police is trying to trace the man who impregnated the minor, he added.

Police sources said the girl's parents earlier took her to a hospital in Devarakonda town and asked the doctors to abort the foetus. But the doctors refused, saying she was seven-months pregnant.
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