Minor girl reaches Pithoragarh hospital for childbirth

April 13, 2026

It has come to light that a 14-year-old girl in Pithoragarh is pregnant. This was revealed when the girl was brought to the district hospital for delivery, where the doctors immediately informed the police after examination.

A case has been registered under POCSO at Munsyari police station against the girl’s husband in the matter. According to SI Babita Tamta, it has come to light that the girl was married at the age of 13.

Meanwhile, doctors say that the girl is undergoing an ultrasound.

Complete news in 5 points…

1. The girl was born in 2012 – On Saturday evening, some people brought a teenage girl to the hospital due to labor pain. When the hospital management checked the documents of her date of birth, it was found that the girl was born in 2012, which means she is only 14 years old. Considering the seriousness of the matter, the doctors immediately informed the police.

2. Married at the age of 13 – Preliminary police investigation revealed that the teenage girl was secretly married at the age of just 13 to a young man from the Munsyari region. After the marriage, she was staying at her alleged husband’s house, and during this time, she became pregnant.

3. Case registered against the girl’s husband under POCSO Act – The police took prompt action in the matter and registered a case against the girl’s alleged husband at Munsyari police station under Sections 5/6 of the POCSO Act. The police suspect that the accused husband may also be a minor, and the documents are being verified to confirm this.

4. When the girl was 10 years old, her mother remarried – when the girl was 10, her mother married another man. Six months after this, her father also got married a second time. After her parents separated, she was secretly married off to a young man.

5. The struggle between life and death in the hospital – The girl is currently under the supervision of a medical team at the District Women’s Hospital. According to doctors, due to her fragile body, both the mother and child are at risk.

After getting caught in a legal tangle, even the relatives who had come together have kept their distance. The frightened adolescent is struggling alone with unbearable labor pain in the hospital ward.

SI Babita Tamta said that the police are investigating the matter in depth. It is a matter of investigation why no one at the local administration or village level was aware of this child marriage. The police have said that during the investigation, the names of some other people might also emerge who played a role in this illegal marriage.