Gurgaon: A 16-year-old girl has refused to accept the baby she delivered in a city hospital last Sunday, almost nine months after she was raped allegedly by a neighbour.Child Welfare Committee ( CWC ) chairperson Shakuntala Dhull , who visited the girl at hospital for counselling on Thursday, said the minor mother as well as her parents had cited their inability to take care of the newborn and decided to surrender the baby. “We counselled the girl to understand circumstances that prompted the decision,” said Dhull. “The mother herself is a minor and not in a position to shoulder the responsibility of a child. The prime concern of the committee is to ensure safety and wellbeing of both the newborn as well as the minor mother.”Earlier, the girl, who was pursuing her Class X studies from an open school, told police that she did not realise she was pregnant until August 3, when she complained about severe stomach pain and was taken to a private hospital. Even her parents claimed that they were shocked when doctors told them that their daughter was carrying a baby.Finally, after she delivered a pre-mature child on August 5, the 16-year-old confided to her mother that she was raped by Rajan Tiwari, who used to stay in the same building in Rajiv Nagar where the girl has been living with her family. Police arrested Tiwari on Wednesday.The five-day-old baby is currently under treatment at the private hospital.Dhull said according to doctors at the private hospital, the baby was healthy enough and could be shifted to Civil hospital in next two-three days. As the family is not willing to keep the baby, the newborn will be shifted to State Adoption Agency (SAA) in Faridabad for the time being for proper physical and psychological development. And process for adoption will start after three months or so, she added.Further, Dhull said the committee would present a case before the Haryana State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (HSCPCR) for surrender of the newborn. “After two months, the committee will counsel the 16-year-old and her parents again, giving them a chance to review their decision. If they stick to the decision to surrender, the committee will take an affidavit from them,” she explained.HSCPCR chairperson Jyoti Bainda said once the legal procedure for surrendering the newborn was completed, the baby would be shifted to a child care home for initiating the process. “The adoption process will be confidential and the biological mother will not know any details,” she said.

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