A 12-year-old boy from Kerala became the youngest dad in India after he fathered a child with a 16-year-old.
The young mother gave birth to a baby girl a few months ago at a hospital in Ernakulam.
The children belong to Kochi, about 200 km from Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram.
Police said tests confirmed that he is the father of the two-month-old baby girl. The young mother is the boy’s first cousin and were neighbours.
NDTV said on Friday, adding that paternity tests showed the eight standard student could be India’s youngest dad.
The Hindu also reported that DNA tests have confirmed that the boy is indeed the biological father of the child.
Doctors believe that the boy could have a medical condition called “precocious puberty” which made him attain puberty at an earlier age which is why he is being believed to be the youngest father in India.
The girl had alleged that she had been raped by the boy following which a case has been registered against him, they said. However, when questioned, the boy blamed the girl for the relationship and hence a case has been registered against the young mother.
