Kerala police arrest unmarried couple over deaths of newborns

Thrissur (Kerala) | The Kerala police on Sunday arrested a 23-year-old unmarried woman for allegedly killing her two newborn babies, who were born out of her relationship with a man.

The police also arrested the accused woman Aneesha's 25-year-old male partner, Bavin, who fathered her two male children on separate occasions.

The couple, who were in a relationship but not married, were taken into custody on Sunday.

The shocking incident came to light after Bavin walked into the Pudukad police station carrying a bag that he claimed contained the skeletal remains of two babies.

Police said Bavin was intoxicated when he arrived at the station at 12.30 am on Sunday and stated that the babies had died in separate incidents.

Following this, the police launched an investigation and soon took the woman into custody.

According to officers, during the initial interrogation, the woman told them that the first baby had died naturally after its umbilical cord got wrapped around its neck during birth, which is believed to have taken place in 2022.

However, she later confessed that the baby had been suffocated shortly after being born, and the body was buried in a plot near her house.

Eight months later, she allegedly dug up the remains and handed them over to Bavin for rituals.

Bavin, who also failed to provide necessary treatment and care for the unborn baby and concealed the killing, has been named as a co-accused in the case.

Police added that Aneesha has also confessed to killing the second baby, born from their relationship in 2024.

She allegedly admitted to suffocating the newborn after it cried and then gave the body to Bavin, who buried it.

Preliminary forensic tests have confirmed that the remains are those of two infants.

Aneesha and Bavin reportedly met on Facebook in 2020 and began a relationship soon after.

Police are also investigating whether the woman’s family was aware of both pregnancies and the births.

The case came to light following tensions between the couple, including suspicions that the woman might marry someone else and concerns Bavin had over a second mobile phone he discovered in her possession.

It was after this that Bavin approached the police with the remains, bringing the case into the open.