Baby girl buried alive by grandfather
A BABY girl only two days old was found alive in a grave in southern India yesterday, after being buried by her grandfather who did not want to bear the cost of raising a girl.
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Female infanticide and foeticide, though illegal, are frequent in some rural areas as boys are traditionally breadwinners, and families must pay huge dowries to marry off their daughters.