India, March 8 -- A Class IX student staying in a government-run girls' hostel in Odisha's Kandhamal district has given birth to a baby boy.

According to reports, the minor girl was studying in a government girls' high school and residing in the hostel located under the Phiringia police limits in Kandhamal district.

The incident came to light after the girl delivered the baby on March 1 at her home. The minor girl had gone home during school holidays last year, when she allegedly developed a physical relationship with a youth. After the vacation, she returned to the hostel and continued her studies, unaware or without disclosing that she had become pregnant.

The matter surfaced only last month when the school authorities reportedly not...