Parbhani, July 15, 2025 — A 19-year-old woman gave birth on a moving sleeper coach bus in Maharashtra’s Parbhani and allegedly threw the newborn out of the window with a man claiming to be her husband, police said. The baby died on the spot.
The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. on the Pathri-Selu Road. An alert passerby spotted the baby wrapped in cloth and called police. The bus was later intercepted, and the couple — identified as Ritika Dhere and Altaf Shaikh — were taken into custody.
They told police they could not raise the child. Both were staying in Pune and claimed to be married but had no documents to prove it.
A case under Section 94(3) & (5) of BNS has been registered. The woman is undergoing treatment and further investigation is on.