A newborn was found buried alive in a graveyard at a village near here on Tuesday. It was taken out in time by a couple, after some children playing nearby heard its cries and raised an alarm.
A search has been launched for the baby’s parents, police said.
Thirty two-year-old Sher Singh, who pulled out the baby, said he heard the baby’s cries emanating from a small mound which had a crack.
“We [he and his wife] removed the mud with our hands and found the baby boy wailing inside,” he said.
The child had been buried just one foot under the ground, he said.
The baby was later admitted to the district hospital.
