SIM card next to baby in bag helps Bihar police uncover rape by girl's father

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jul 8, 2025 17:30 IST

A newborn baby found dumped in a bag on a train in Uttar Pradesh has unravelled a web of crime -- all because of a SIM card found alongside the infant.

The SIM card found inside the bag eventually helped authorities trace it to a family member of the baby, who disclosed distressing details about the birth, reported news agency ANI. The pregnancy was the result of rape.

As the family was taking the child’s mother, a minor, to Delhi for medical treatment, she gave birth in the train's washroom. Overcome with panic, they hid the newborn in a bag, left it in the general coach, and returned home. The bag was eventually discovered on June 22 at Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad station. The baby was rushed to the hospital for a check-up and care.

"On June 22, a baby was reported in a bag in the Summer Special train. The baby was taken to the hospital and a SIM card from Bihar was also recovered from the bag," Station Head of the Government Railway Police (GRP) at Moradabad Junction, Ravindra Vashistha, told ANI.

The survivor was eventually produced before the court, where she revealed that her father had raped her. The father has been charged under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Vashistha further said.

"The victim was produced in court and statements were recorded, in which it was told that the rape was committed by the victim's father. A case has been registered under relevant sections," Vashistha told ANI.

The investigation has been transferred to Bihar, with local authorities and railway police working together to uncover further information.

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Inputs from ANI