ROURKELA: A day after an Odia daily reported that a minor pregnant girl was tied and dumped in a forest by her lover, Bonai police in Sundargarh district on Thursday refuted the allegation.
Bonai IIC J Sahu said a case has been registered against one Sib Bhumij for impregnating the minor girl and efforts are underway to nab him. He said the minor girl aged around 13 years was eight months pregnant and fell unconscious was returning home through a forest on September 7. She was spotted by some villagers and rescued.
