In a day and age when Indian women are opening up to the world and speaking about discriminations and crimes against them, another shocking incident has been brought to light.
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According to a Dailymail.UK report, a newborn girl was found wrapped in a plastic bag covered in ants in Madhya Pradesh. Bhopal Police suspect that the infant had been dropped because she was not a boy.
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Dheeraj Rathore, who runs a tea stall heard the baby’s cries on Saturday morning and save her. The baby was severely underweight and was covered in ants.
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The child was then taken to the hospital. Medical staff said that she was in critical condition. Her body also had marks and bruises which strongly indicated to physical abuse.
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When the entire nation is chanting the tunes of “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao“, it is a pity that people still prefer boys over girls and would resort to such extremist measures to hide their “disappointment”.