In Bhilwara, Rajasthan, a five-to-six-day-old newborn baby boy was found buried alive under a pile of stones in a field with a stone shoved into his mouth and his lips glued shut with Feviquick adhesive. A passing shepherd heard the baby's sobs, alerted another local, recorded video, and rescued the child, who was rushed to the hospital in critical condition under oxygen support. Police investigations revealed that the perpetrator was the child's maternal grandfather, Bhavarlal, assisted by the child's unmarried mother. The mother had reportedly become pregnant through an alleged relationship with her maternal uncle's son. After failing to procure an abortion due to advanced gestational age, the family relocated to a remote village near Bhilwara, rented a room from a labor manager under the false story that her husband had abandoned her, and delivered the baby on September 4. When attempts to sell the baby failed, Bhavarlal planned to murder the newborn to protect family honor and social reputation. He wrapped the baby in a towel, stuffed a stone and dirt in his mouth, applied Feviquick to seal his lips, and buried him under heavy stones while the mother acted as a lookout. The suspects then fled 120 kilometers away, visited a Shiva temple, and hid in a dharamshala before being traced and arrested by police. DNA testing confirmed parentage, and police conducted a crime scene reconstruction. The suspects were charged under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) provisions, including Section 110.
Country: India
State/Province: Rajasthan, India
City/Region: Bhilwara
Incident Type: Attempted Murder
Relationship Status: Extramarital relationship
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Incident Date: Sept. 9, 2024
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Crime Tak - India · Original language: English
Bhilwara: नाना ने मासूम के मुंह में पत्थर ठूंस Feviquick से चिपकाया, बगल में बैठी रही Maa ताकती रही
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The crime follows an honor-driven family pattern where an unwed pregnancy resulting from a taboo intra-family relationship generated intense shame and fear of social ostracization. Rather than seeking legitimate social or legal adoption pathways, the family attempted to conceal the pregnancy by relocating, attempting an illegal abortion, and trying to sell the child. When those efforts failed, the grandfather and mother resorted to severe violent elimination of the newborn child to extinguish evidence of the illicit relationship.
Police initially faced significant challenges as the infant was found in a remote field with no direct eye-witnesses, except for a torn Feviquick packet near the scene. Investigators systematically audited hospital delivery records across the district, matching delivery dates to identify a mother registered under a false husband's name. Interrogating landlord Vivek led police to trace the family's origin in Bhilwara and their subsequent flight 120 km away. Following the arrest of Bhavarlal and the mother, DNA testing was performed, confirming biological maternity. Police subsequently conducted a detailed crime scene reconstruction using a stuffed toy. Charges were initially framed under Section 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) and subsequently converted to BNS Section 110.
Investigators were initially misled by false personal records provided at the hospital, where the father's name was recorded incorrectly to hide the unmarried status of the mother. Furthermore, the crime scene offered minimal physical evidence other than an empty adhesive packet, requiring police to cross-reference district-wide maternity records and trace labor contractors.
The case was reconstructed through chronological tracking: after an unintended pregnancy was discovered, the family failed to procure an abortion due to advanced gestational age. They moved to a rented room in Bhilwara under false pretenses, where the baby was delivered on September 4. After failing to sell the child, Bhavarlal and the mother brought the infant to a field on September 9, where Bhavarlal stuffed a stone into his mouth, applied Feviquick to seal his lips, and buried him under heavy stones while the mother watched. They then fled 120 km away via tractor to hide in a dharamshala. A shepherd's timely discovery triggered a medical rescue and a police investigation that traced hospital records to landlord Vivek and ultimately to the accused.
The risk factors in this case were extreme, fueled by acute social stigma surrounding unwed motherhood in a conservative rural context. The risk escalated rapidly as the pregnancy reached full term, rendering abortion impossible and attempts to sell the child unsuccessful. The lack of safe disclosure mechanisms, combined with rigid honor dynamics, culminated in premeditated violence directed at an utterly defenseless infant.
Prompt public intervention and video documentation by bystanders were decisive in saving the infant's life and preserving initial scene integrity. The case highlights how rigid honor dynamics and fear of social disgrace drive extreme violence, as well as the importance of rigorous hospital delivery auditing in tracing abandoned or victimized newborns.
Early signals included the family's abrupt relocation to a new village, attempts to seek an late-stage abortion, and asking local labor contacts for help while presenting a fabricated story about a deserted wife.
Key clues included a torn Feviquick packet found at the field, landlord Vivek's account of a family with an unmarried pregnant daughter, and hospital delivery logs matching the infant's approximate age.
The strongest evidence included the shepherd's rescue video, the torn Feviquick wrapper recovered from the scene, DNA test results confirming maternity, and the filmed crime scene reconstruction featuring the accused's self-incriminatory demonstration.
The shepherd stated he heard faint sobs from under a pile of stones, placed his ear to the ground, saw a baby's hand upon lifting a stone, and immediately sought a second witness to film the rescue. Landlord Vivek stated the family arrived seeking labor work and claimed the daughter's husband had abandoned her. Treating physician Dr. Inder Singh reported the 3 kg newborn was in critical condition with severe oral adhesive contamination requiring hot water treatment.
Follow-up police work shifted the initial investigation from an unknown infant abandonment to a targeted honor-driven attempted homicide, resulting in the location and arrest of the family 120 km away and elevating charges to BNS Section 110.
Unresolved aspects include the ultimate medical outcome and survival of the critical newborn, the ongoing legal trial prosecution outcome, and whether legal charges will be pressed against the alleged biological father.