Overview
- The infant was taken from her home while sleeping and found injured in a field about 500 metres away, with doctors confirming sexual assault and the child receiving urgent hospital care.
- Police say the family and villagers searched through the night and discovered the baby on Saturday morning, after which she was taken first to a local health centre and then to BRD Medical College.
- Investigators detained a juvenile relative who, according to police, confessed to taking the child and said he had been intoxicated at the time of the offence.
- Preliminary forensic checks on the suspect’s seized mobile phone reportedly found dozens of obscene videos and extensive pornographic search history; swabs and other lab tests are still awaited and the juvenile has been placed in a shelter home.
- The case will move before the Juvenile Justice Board while authorities complete age verification and forensic reports, and the outcome will shape whether the suspect is tried under juvenile laws or face other procedures.