Battered Baby

• Bikaner baby who was bitten by her father on nose, lips dies in hospital

  Five days after she went through plastic surgery to reconstruct her face, a five-month-old baby girl, whose nose and lips were bitten off by her abusive father, died in a hospital in Jaipur today. The father will be charged with murder, the police said.

• Baby Shireen, abused by adult, leaves hospital for home

  18-month-old Baby Shireen was admitted to a hospital in Indore with horrific signs of abuse. She had 11 cigarette burns on different parts of her body. Her hands had multiple fractures.

• Baby Afreen passes away in hospital after cardiac arrest

  For nearly a week, the three-month-old fought as hard as she could in hospital, despite a father who established through brute force that she was unwanted. This morning, Baby Afreen died 30 minutes after a cardiac arrest in a government hospital - the third that she visited in the last seven days with her teenaged mother. She was buried later in th...

• Baby Falak survives, but has nowhere to go

  From India's baby, two-year-old Falak has now become India's miracle baby. Brought to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on January 18 with severe head injuries, fractured arms and human bite marks all over her, baby Falak has made it through, in what can only be called a miraculous recovery.

• 'Baby Falak has survived,' declare doctors; discharge likely soon

  India's prayers have finally been answered. Doctors looking after two-year-old Baby Falak at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi say the toddler has survived. She was brought to the hospital on January 18 in a severely battered and bruised condition. After over 45 days of treatment, she is now out of coma and has been off venti...

• Jodhpur's battered boy recovering, say doctors

  Three days after the shocking story of a three-year-old child battered by his step-father in Jodhpur came to light, there is some good news. Doctors attending to Sanyam Jain, who is admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of the Umaid Hospital in the city, say that he is now recovering.

• Tortured by stepfather, 3-year-old boy battles for life

  A three-year-old boy, badly battered and bruised, is battling for his life at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Jodhpur's Ummaid hospital. He has multiple fractures in his hand and legs, cigarette burn and human bite marks all over his body, and is suffering from malnutrition. His mother, who brought the boy to the hospital, claims he was tortured b...

• Baby Falak to be gradually weaned off ventilator

  Doctors on Monday conducted the fifth lifesaving surgery on her after no infection was found present in her brain. Falak underwent a shunt surgery yesterday during which doctors connected her brain with the abdomen to help circulation of fluid in the whole body.

• Baby Falak undergoes fifth surgery in a month

  Doctors today conducted another life saving surgery on Baby Falak who is said to in a "critical but stable" condition. Two-year-old Falak underwent a shunt surgery during which doctors at AIIMS connected her brain with the abdomen to help circulation of fluid in the whole body.

• Baby Falak case: Agent who sold toddler's mother claims he did not know she had three children

  Baby Falak's condition remains to be critical. She is still on the ventilator. Talking to NDTV on Tuesday, doctors at AIIMS said that her condition is mostly the same as the day before.

• Baby Falak's condition stable, but she is not out of danger: Doctor

  The condition of baby Falak, the two-year-old baby girl brought in a battered condition to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), is stable, a doctor monitoring her condition said. "Baby Falak's condition is stable but she is not out of danger," Dr. M C Mishra said. "Her lung infection has improved," he added. The doctor said that they ...

• Baby Falak still critical; teenager, who got her to hospital, quizzed for a second time

  The next 48 hours are critical for Baby Falak, the two-year-old who was brought to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) two weeks ago with head injuries, fractures and human bite marks all over. She had a second brain surgery yesterday and doctors say she is critically ill, as they struggle to stall the spread of infections.

• Baby Falak a kidnapping victim, says Delhi Police; releases photographs of key suspect

  Baby Falak, the two-year-old who was brought to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) two weeks ago with head injuries, fractures and human bite marks all over, has had brain surgery today. Doctors say she is critically ill, there is the likelihood of post-operative complications and her chances of survival have worsened.

• Baby Falak's case: Five developments today

  A two-year-old relentless abused by unidentified adults is fighting for her life at Delhi's AIIMS hospital. Her doctors and nurses have named her "Falak", meaning "the sky." She went through a gruelling brain surgery - her second in recent days - this morning.

• Baby Falak undergoes second brain surgery

  Baby Falak, ventilator support, battered baby