Ahmedabad: A 16-year-old girl was found to be six months pregnant, after being admitted to Sola Civil Hospital. Sources in Bodakdev police said that the girl complained of stomach ache on Tuesday, after which she was rushed to a nearby hospital. The treating doctor suspected that she was pregnant and shifted her to Sola Civil Hospital.
At Sola Civil Hospital, a doctor found her to be six months pregnant and filed a medico-legal case. A police officer said that the accused was known to the girl and raped her repeatedly, causing the pregnancy. Police have recorded statements of her parents and have filed a complaint of rape under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the POCSO Act.TNN