BELAGAVI: The Belagavi police arrested a couple on charges of killing their newborn and dumping the body in a garbage bin. Police said Mahabalesh Kamoji (31) and Simran alias Muskan (22), both from Ambadgatti village, near Kittur, were in a relationship for the past three years and were supposed to get married shortly.
No one in Muskan's family realised that she was pregnant and she eventually gave birth on March 5. According to Belagavi Superintendent of Police, Bhimashankar Guled, Muskan had labour pain and decided to give birth to the baby in the bathroom. Sources said she had watched a video on her mobile phone on how to self-deliver a baby.
Meanwhile, she was on a video-call with Mahabalesh and they decided to dump the baby to hide the birth from her family. The couple disposed of the body in a garbage bin near Ambadgatti the same day.
After a few days, locals who found the dead child in the garbage bin informed the Kittur police. For the past two weeks, the Kittur police had launched an investigation to find the parents of the dead child and succeeded in arresting the couple from Ambadgatti.
The police said the couple confessed to killing the child after the birth. Soon after recovering the child's body, the police filed a case under Section 94 of BNS and subsequently completed the process of postmortem and funeral. After arresting the couple, the police filed a case of murder against them and produced them in court.