In a one-of-its-kind incident, a 17-year-old girl gave birth to a child after being impregnated by her 15-year-old brother. The conceiving was the result of a maiden act of copulation between the siblings.
The shocking incident saw the teenaged girl deliver a baby boy on Thursday morning in Sir GG hospital in Jamnagar. Both, the mother and son's condition is said to be stable. As the girl, who came to the hospital with her parents, was not only unmarried but also a minor, the hospital authorities thought it prudent to inform the police about the issue.
According to the police, the indiscretion took place a year ago when the brother-sister duo ended up having sexual intercourse while watching a late night movie at home. The parents came to know of the pregnancy only when the teenager complained of abdominal pain on Wednesday night.
She was taken to GG hospital since private practitioners refused to attend to the case.
Confirming the development, Subhash Trivedi, superintendent of Jamnagar police, informed DNA that, "the act occurred between the 17-year-old girl and her younger brother. However, we cannot take any legal action as consensual sex, by a girl above 16 years of age, is not a crime."
The police have lodged a formal entry using information provided by the hospital authorities. The police have already taken the girl's statement. However, it is yet to take the statements of her parents. The brother reportedly stays in a hostel. "We have taken the statement of the girl. She said she and her younger brother committed incest while watching a movie at home," said GA Sarvaiya, police inspector of A division police station. The nature of the case is such that the family is facing extreme embarrassment, he added.
Meanwhile, Dr Nilesh Gadhvi, head of the gynaecology department of the hospital told DNA that, "the girl was brought to the hospital late night on Wednesday. The attending doctors found that she was eight months pregnant. The parents were unaware as the girl had not disclosed anything about the pregnancy. She has no complaint against anyone. The attending doctors found it important to inform the police about the incident."
