Man burying daughter finds newborn alive in Indian grave

Newborn baby girl was heard crying after being buried alive in clay pot in Uttar Pradesh

A man digging a grave in northern India found a newborn girl buried alive, police have said, in the latest case to shine a spotlight on female infanticide in the country.

Hitesh Sirohi had gone to bury his own daughter, who died a few minutes after birth on Wednesday, when his spade hit an earthen pot, local police in Uttar Pradesh state told AFP.