Daringbadi, January 13: In a shocking incident from Odisha, a teen student from a tribal residential school in Daringbadi area of Kandhamal district on Saturday night delivered a baby girl in her hostel. This incident prompted school authorities to suspend six employees. In the appalling case, one student has been arrested after a massive protest by locals. 15-Year-Old Girl Gets Pregnant After Being Raped by Coaching Institute Owner in Shahabad.

According to reports, the class eight girl was thrown out with her baby and had to seek shelter in the nearby jungle. Later, on Sunday morning, the duo were traced by local police and admitted to the nearby hospital. A third-year student has been arrested in relation to the incident, said Odisha minister Ramesh Majhi. Teenage Abortion Statistics: Study Suggests Some Teens are More Likely to Undergo Abortion.

Majhi also asked district collector to start a probe into a matter and share a detail report of the circumstance. "The government has taken a serious view of the incident," Majhi said in Bhubaneswar. The Seva Ashram High School is run by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes development department of Odisha.

District Collector D Brunda said two cook-cum-attendants, two housekeepers, a lady supervisor and an assistant midwife of the institute were suspended on the charges of negligence. The government has also recommended suspension of the school headmistress on the same charges. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress has targeted state government for carelessness.

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