A student studying in Intermediate delivered a female baby in Avanigadda mandal in Krishna district on February 12 and threw the newborn into the bushes, officials said here on February 14.
Local residents, upon hearing the cries of the infant, alerted the police and officials of the Women Development and Child Welfare (WC&CW) Department.
“The minor girl delivered the baby on February 12, threw it and left the place. We rescued and shifted the infant to the hospital. The condition of the baby is good. The girl is a first-year Intermediate student,” said a WD&CW officer.