Overview
- The student delivered a baby in a school washroom at a Pithampur exam centre during the Class 10 mathematics paper on February 24.
- Invigilators alerted emergency services after hearing the newborn; both mother and baby were taken to a government facility and are stable, with doctors estimating 34 weeks of gestation and about 2 kg weight.
- Police registered a zero FIR and invoked POCSO, transferring the case from Pithampur Sector-1 to Betma police station based on jurisdiction.
- In her FIR and police questioning, the minor alleged repeated sexual assault over several months by a youth known to her.
- Officers say the accused has been identified and is being sought, while the family told police they were unaware of the pregnancy.