12-year-old Kerala boy said to be India's youngest father
A 12-year-old boy from Kerala is being called as India's youngest father, after a DNA test confirmed that he fathered a child born to a 17-year-old girl. The girl, who is the boy's first cousin and neighbour, has however alleged that she was raped by him. A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences case has been filed over the matter.
Being dubbed as the youngest father in India is a 12-year-old boy has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for impregnating 17-year-old girl in Kerala.A report on The Hindu says that DNA tests have confirmed that the boy is indeed the biological father. Doctors believe that the boy could have a medical condition called "precocious puberty" which make the child attain puberty earlier in age.The identities of the young parents and the baby are being kept secret as per the POCSO Act. Reports, however, say that they have had a baby girl at a hospital in Ernakulam.The boy is being believed to be the youngest father in India.While some reports say that an 11-year-old boy from Auckland, New Zealand, is the world's youngest fathers, others give that title to 12-year-old Sean Stewart from Britain.Read more at FYI: You'll be shocked to know why pregnant Aussie teens are taking up smokingHer body, her right: Women have the right to decide on pregnancy, SC judge says