Indus Valley Times

By Akshya Rout

Jajpur , April 14 :  In  a shocking incident, a newborn baby was abandoned by the infant ‘s father   in Jajpur  district  after he   claimed that the baby has rare ‘intersex’  traits.

After knowing about this  shocking incident , the district administration  seeks an inquiry into the incident .

Snehalata Baral  the wife of Tapan Baral  of village  Haripur in Jajpur district gave birth to the baby with intersex traits  on  Wednesday   in  a private nursing home in Jajpur Town.   Following the delivery, the father of the child  allegedly ditched the baby and left the hospital after the doctor reportedly said that the baby has ambiguous genitalia.

When contacted  the collector of Jajpur,  Chakravarti Singh Rathore  said  ‘ After knowing about this incident,  a  three member team comprising of District Social Welfare Officer , District Child Protection Officer  and Counsellor  visited  the private hospital  and discussed with the owner of  Nursing Home and counselled the mother Snehalata Baral. Both mother and child are free from danger.

The Doctors of District Headquarter Hospital  has referred the child to Sishu Bhawan ,Cuttack for determination of sex/gender of the new born.

The counsellor has explained to the mother Snehalata about different schemes and facilities   of the government.  During  counselling , it was made clear that  husband and wife often quarreled with each other.  On Thursday , both mother and child  were discharged .  The Protection Officer of the District Social Welfare Officer will visit the home of Snehalata on Friday for inquiry’.