IANS
 
Hyderabad, Jul 6: A newborn girl, buried alive by her family on Thursday morning, miraculously survived and is recovering in a hospital in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh.
 
The two-day-old baby was rescued by a farmer on seeing her hand protruding from a pit in which she was buried by her maternal grandfather and his brother. The mother of the baby was also allegedly involved in the plot.

The girl was buried at a deserted place about a kilometre from Otkur village of Mahbubnagar district. Doctors were surprised as to how the girl survived despite being under the pit for three to four hours.

Police said that Abdul Raheem, the maternal grandfather of the girl, felt burdened by his seven daughters, including Mehrunnisa. Fearing that he might not be able to take care of eighth girl in the family, he decided to kill the baby. He told police that the decision had been taken with the consent of Mehrunnisa.

This is the first child of 21-year-old Mehrunnisa. Her husband Abdul Ghani deserted her.

Police arrested Abdul Raheem and his brother and registered a case of attempt to murder against them. Mehrunnisa was also arrested and she may face the charge of abetting murder.