BENGALURU: A hostel warden has been suspended after a class 9 student gave birth in Karnataka. The incident took place in Chikkaballapur. The police have registered a POCSO case and launched an investigation. The girl stayed in a hostel under the Social Justice Department.

But the investigation revealed that the child used to go to a relative's house most of the days. Last August, the girl sought treatment at a hospital due to abdominal pain, but was not found to be pregnant. The girl joined the hostel a year ago when she was studying in class VIII. As per reports, the girl was in a relationship with a Class 10 boy who studied in the same school.

But after the completion of 10th standard, the boy took TC from the school and went to Bengaluru. The police is also searching for this student. Meanwhile, the Joint Director of Social Justice Department says that the girl has been staying at Bagepalli for the past few months and has not been coming to the hostel.

He said that the girl came to know that she was pregnant when she went to the hospital recently following an increase in stomach pain.