The toddler, couple's fourth baby, was stunningly rescued after villagers heard cries from below the stones. He was pulled out and rushed to a hospital.
The couple, Bablu Dandolia, 38 and Rajkumari, 28 had been arrested on Tuesday. They allegedly buried the kid on September 26. Just lately, NCRB information confirmed MP topped in toddler abandonment instances for the fourth straight 12 months.
The couple was initially booked for abandonment however not face fees of attempt-to-murder after video surfaced exhibiting the toddler buried below stones.
Police mentioned the couple already has three kids, together with an 11-year-old daughter, a seven-year-old daughter & a four-year-old son.
“They informed us they'd managed to hide the third baby from information however feared Bablu would lose his job if a fourth was registered,” Dhanora PS in-charge Lakhanlal Ahirwar informed TOI. “On Sept 23, Rajkumari gave delivery to a boy. Three days later, they carried him on a motorbike to the forest and deserted him.”Beneath MP's two-child coverage, no govt worker can have greater than two kids.
(With TOI inputs)